Genus Myersina Herre, 1934

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External Links

• Myersina Herre, A.W. 1934. Notes on Fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. The fishes of the Herre Philippine Expedition of 1931. Hong Kong : The Newspaper Enterprise Vol. 1 106 pp. [89].

  Type species:

   Myersina macrostoma Herre, 1934 by original designation.

 

Introduction

Kottelat (2013) regarded the genus as a junior synonym of Paragobius Bleeker, 1873, which predates Myersina based on placement of the type species by Winterbottom (2002). Hoese & Larson (2004) noted the potential for the name to be a senior synonym, but retained Myersina in the interest of stability. It is likely that the name Paragobius had not been used as a valid name since Bleeker and the name possibly could have been treated as a nomen oblitum under Article 29.1.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (2000). However, the usage of the name by Kottelat (2013) now prevents that action. It should be noted that we follow Akihito et al. (2013) in retaining the type species of Paragobius (Gobius knutteli = Cryptocentrus filifer) in the genus Cryyptocentrus with the genus Myersina valid.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

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

General References

Akihito, P. & Meguro, K. 1983. Myersina nigrivirgata, a new species of goby from Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 29(4): 343-348

Akihito, Sakamoto, K., Ikeda, Y. & Aizawa, M. 2013. Suborder Gobioidei. pp.1347-1608, 2109-2285 in Nakabo, T. (ed.). Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. Kanagawa, Japan : Toikai University Press Edition 3, 2530 pp. [1491]

Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 2004. Description of a new species of Cryptocentrus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from northern Australia, with comments on the genus. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 20: 167-174

Hoese, D.F. & Lubbock, R. 1982. A review of the genus Myersina (Pisces: Gobiidae), with the description of a new species. The Australian Zoologist 21(1): 47-54 figs 1-3

Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 27: 1-663 [417]

Shibukawa, K. & Satapoomin, U. 2006. Myersina adonis, a new species of shrimp-associated goby (Pisces: Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Andaman Sea. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo 31: 29-37

Winterbottom, R. 2002. A redescription of Cryptocentrus crocatus Wongratana, a redefinition of Myersina Herre (Acanthopterygii; Gobiidae), a key to the species, and comments on relationships. Ichthyological Research 49(1): 69-75

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
14-May-2015	GOBIOIDEI	25-Aug-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED