Species Mahidolia mystacina (Valenciennes, 1837)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Gobius mystacinus Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1837. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 12 507 pp. pls 344-368. [124] [derivation apparently from the Greek mystax = upper lip + Latin inus = belonging to and mystacinus is an adjective].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP 2967, Java.
• Gobius maxillaris Macleay, W.J. 1878. The fishes of Port Darwin. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 2(4): 344-367 pls 7-10 [357, pl. 9(2)].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.16395–001, Port Darwin, NT.
• Mahidolia normani Smith, H.M. & Koumans, F.P. in Smith, H.M. 1932. Descriptions of a new genus and three new species of Siamese gobies. Journal of the Siam Society, Natural History Supplement 8(4): 255-262 pl. 23 [256, pl. 23].

  Type data:

   Holotype KUMF 180, Chantabun River at Lem Sing, south-eastern Thailand.
  Paratype(s) BMNH 1920.3.8.72; KUMF; RMNH 12452.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Smith, H.M. 1941. The gobies Waitea and Mahidolia. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 31(9): 409-415 figs 1-2 [409]
• Hoese, D.F. in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing : Australia Part 1, pp. xxiv 1-670; Part 2, pp. xxi 671-1472; Part 3, pp. xxi 1473-2178. [1664] (Gobius maxillaris)

 

Generic Combinations

• Waitea maxillaris (Macleay, 1878). —
  McCulloch, A.R. & Ogilby, J.D. 1919. Some Australian fishes of the family Gobiidae. Records of the Australian Museum 12(10): 193-291 figs 31-37 [250]
• Mahidolia mystacina (Valenciennes, 1837). —
  Smith, H.M. 1941. The gobies Waitea and Mahidolia. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 31(9): 409-415 figs 1-2

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Benrock Island, WA and Darwin, NT (130°54'E) to Cape Ferguson, QLD (19°16'S); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, estuary, inshore, mangrove, silt bottom-marine.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [878]

Hoese, D.F. 1986. Family No. 240: Gobiidae. pp. 774-807 figs in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [794]

Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 2006. Family Gobiidae. pp. 1612-1697 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1664]

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [228]

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [348]

Larson, H.K. & Lim, K.K.P. 2005. A guide to the gobies of Singapore. Singapore : Singapore Science Centre 164 pp. [116]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [377] (as Waitea maxillaris)

Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [542]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56] (2096, as Waitea maxillaris)

Yanagisawa, Y. 1978. Studies on the interspecific relationship between gobiid fish and snapping shrimp. I. Gobiid fishes associated with snapping shrimps in Japan. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 24(4/6): 269-325 figs 1-23 pls 1-3 [310]

 

Common Name References

FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Flagfin Prawn Goby)

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [348] (Smiling Goby)

Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls. [241] (Flagfin Shrimpgoby)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smiling Goby)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [57] (Smiling Goby)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
04-Dec-2018	GOBIOIDEI	04-Jul-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
14-May-2015	GOBIOIDEI	10-Apr-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		12-Feb-2010	(import)