Species Pleurosicya fringilla Larson, 1990
Staghorn Thicketgoby, Staghorn Ghostgoby, Staghorn Thicket Goby
- Pleurosicya fringilla Larson, H.K. 1990. A revision of the commensal gobiid fish genera Pleusosicya and Luposicya (Gobiidae), with descriptions of eight new species of Pleusosicya and discussion of related genera. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 7(1): 1-53 figs 1-29 pls 1-3 [25, fig. 18].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 242091, Yanutha Inlet, Lau Group, Fiji.
Paratype(s) AM I.18051–078; AM I.21915-077; AM I. 22631-055; AM I.29787-001; ANSP 165113-165115; BPBM 16342; CAS 68075; NTM S.12225-008; NTM S.12652-001; NTM S.12653-001; ROM 58025; SAIAB 9533; USNM 306885-306887; WAM P.27596-001; YCM 1758; YCM 2760.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Houtman Abrolhos (28°29'S) and Scott Reef to Cartier Reef (12°33'S) and Cassini Island, WA, Wigram Island, NT (136°34'E), Boot Reef, Coral Sea (09°58'S) and Lizard Island (14°40'S) to One Tree Island (23°30'S) and west of Holmes Reef, Coral Sea; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 [88]
- Hutchins, J.B. 1997. Checklist of fishes of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. pp. 239-253 in Wells, F. (ed.). The Marine Fauna and Flora of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. [252]
- 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 [206]
- Moore, M.D. 2014. Hepialidae two further new species of Abantiades Herrichschäffer (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) from Western Australia. Australian Entomologist 41(4): 217-231 [200]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
Invertebrate associate (Acropora).
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. [1676]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [906] (Staghorn Ghostgoby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Staghorn Thicket Goby)
SSA 2006. Australian Standard Fish Names List. Version 1. July 2006. (Staghorn Thicketgoby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 13-Sep-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 08-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |