Species Gobiopterus semivestitus (Munro, 1949)
Glassgoby, Glass Goby
- Paraphya semivestita Munro, I.S.R. 1949. A new genus and species of transparent gobioid fish from Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12 2(19): 229-240 figs 1-11 [233, figs 1-10] [derivation is from the Latin semi = half + the Latin participle, vestitus = clothed, relating to partly scaled body and must agree in gender with genus; alternatively the name could be the noun vestitus = clothing, but it was not used that way by the author].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO B2677, Clarence River, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM IB.2458–2463; CSIRO B.2678; SAMA F.4237 (possible paratype); USNM 112063-112064.
Generic Combinations
- Gobiopterus semivestitus (Munro, 1949). —
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [362] - Munrogobius semivestitus (Munro, 1949) [generic name an unnecessary replacement name for Paraphya]. —
Whitley, G.P. 1951. New fish names and records. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1949–50: 61-68 figs 8-10 [67]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Townsville, QLD (19°10'S) to Port Pirie, SA (138°01'E), apparently introduced into New Zealand; subtropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- Hoese, D.F. 2015. Family Gobiidae. pp. 1573-1582 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. (eds). The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 4 pp. 1153-1748. [1581]
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [331]
- McDowall, R.M. & David, B.O. 2008. Gobiopterus in New Zealand (Teleostei: Gobiidae), with observations on sexual dimorphism. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 42: 325–331
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, inshore, nectonic, seagrass.
General References
Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 1994. Family Gobiidae. pp. 781-810, figs 690-714 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [792]
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. [1659]
Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 2008. Family Gobiidae. pp. 749-773 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [759]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55] (2043, as Munrogobius semivestitus)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [792] (Glass Goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Glassgoby)
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] (Glassgoby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 03-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 12-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |