Species Paragobiodon echinocephalus (Rüppell, 1830)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Gobius echinocephalus Rüppell, W.P.E. 1830. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meeres. 3. Frankfurt : H.L. Brünner 95-141 pls 25-35. [136, pl. 34(3)].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) BMNH 1860.12.3.2–3, Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea; SMF 1722, Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea; ZMB 2087-2089 (possible syntype), Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea; ZMB 6553 (possible syntype), Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea; ZMB 15589 (possible syntype), Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea.

 

Generic Combinations

• Paragobiodon echinocephalus (Rüppell, 1830). —
  Bleeker, P. 1873. Faune ichthyologique de Chine. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 4: 113-154 [129] (changed combination with description of genus Paragobiodon)

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Paragobiodon modestus Regan, 1908. —
  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. [545] (incorrectly reported from coral Seriatopora)

 

Introduction

The name Paragobiodon echinocephalus has been applied to most of the species in the genus and many literature records and museum identifications are incorrect.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Scott Reef and Monte Bello Islands (20°24'S) to Adele Island (15°31'S), WA, Hibernia Island, Timor Sea, Darwin, NT and Murray Islands (9°56'S) to One Tree Island (23°30'S), QLD, Diamond Islet, Coral Sea (17°25'S, 150°48'E), one record from Sydney, NSW; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific, records from NT not verified.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coral reef, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

Associated with coral (Stylophora).

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [218]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [902] (recorded from Pocillopora and Seriatopora, which is not the normal habitat for the species)

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [136]

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. [1671]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [379] (in part)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [405]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56] (2110)

 

Common Name References

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

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [479] (Warty-headed Goby)

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [373] (Redhead)

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. [257] (Redhead Coral Goby)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [405] (Redhead Goby)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Redhead Stylophora 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 [58] (Redhead Stylophora Goby)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
04-Dec-2018	GOBIOIDEI	05-Jul-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
14-May-2015	GOBIOIDEI	10-Apr-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED