Species Paratrypauchen microcephalus (Bleeker, 1860)
Comb Goby, Blind Goby
- Trypauchen microcephalus Bleeker, P. 1860. Dertiende bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Borneo. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Indo-Neerlandicae 8: 1-64 [62].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH 4671, Sungi-duri, Borneo. - Trypauchen wakae Jordan, D.S. & Snyder, J.O. 1901. A review of the gobioid fishes of Japan with descriptions of twenty-one new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 24(1244): 33-132 figs 1-33 [127, fig. 32].
Type data:
Holotype CAS(SU) 6515, Wakanoura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Paratype(s) CAS(SU) 6646; CAS(SU) 6588; USNM 49829; USNM 49868.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Murdy, E.O. 2008. Paratrypauchen, a new genus for Trypauchen microcephalus Bleeker, 1860, (Perciformes: Gobiidae: Amblyopinae) with a redescription of Ctenotrypauchen chinensis Steindachner, 1867, and a key to 'Trypauchen' group genera. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 14(3): 115–128 [118]
Generic Combinations
- Paratrypauchen microcephalus (Bleeker, 1860). —
Murdy, E.O. 2008. Paratrypauchen, a new genus for Trypauchen microcephalus Bleeker, 1860, (Perciformes: Gobiidae: Amblyopinae) with a redescription of Ctenotrypauchen chinensis Steindachner, 1867, and a key to 'Trypauchen' group genera. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 14(3): 115–128 [118] (changed combination as type of genus Paratrypauchen) - Ctenotrypauchen microcephalus (Bleeker, 1860). —
Herre, A.W. 1927. Gobies of the Philippines and China Seas. Monographs of the Bureau of Science. Manila 23: 1-352 pls 1-30 [341]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Onslow (115°08’E), WA to Moreton Bay, QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- 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]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [204]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, burrower, continental shelf, estuary, inshore, mud bottom-marine.
General References
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. [1692] (as Trypauchen microcephalus)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [380] (as Trypauchen wakae)
Murdy, E.O. 2006. A revision of the gobiid fish genus Trypauchen (Gobiidae: Amblyopinae). Zootaxa 1343: 55-68 [56]
Murdy, E.O. 2008. Paratrypauchen, a new genus for Trypauchen microcephalus Bleeker, 1860, (Perciformes: Gobiidae: Amblyopinae) with a redescription of Ctenotrypauchen chinensis Steindachner, 1867, and a key to 'Trypauchen' group genera. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 14(3): 115–128 [118]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56] (2116, as Trypauchen wakae and 2117 as, Ctenotrypauchen microcephalus)
Common Name References
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Comb Goby)
Munro, I.S.R. 1967. The Fishes of New Guinea. Port Moresby : Dept. Agric. Stock Fish. 651 pp. 23 figs 84 pls. [511] (Blind Goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Comb Goby)
Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds) 1986. Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [805] (Comb 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] (as Trypauchen microcephalus) (Comb 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 |
| 11-Mar-2012 | GOBIOIDEI | 11-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 08-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED |