Species Priolepis kappa Winterbottom & Burridge, 1993
Kappa Reefgoby
- Priolepis kappa Winterbottom, R. & Burridge, M. 1993. Revision of the species of Priolepis possessing a reduced transverse pattern of cheek papillae and no predorsal scales (Teleostei; Gobiidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 71: 494-514 figs 1-24 [501, figs 9-11].
Type data:
Holotype ROM 58502, Anjouan, Comores.
Paratype(s) AM I.19473–163; AM I.20766–070; AM I.22578–069; AM I.22612–029; CAS 60011; ROM 45451-45452; ROM 45454-45455; ROM 58501; ROM 58504; USNM 241716; USNM 241727; USNM 244175; USNM 264964; USNM 266135; USNM 283072; USNM 293349; USNM 295229; USNM 295431; USNM 303383; USNM 313293.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Great Detached Reef (11°43'S) to One Tree Island (23°30'S), QLD, Boot Reef, Coral Sea; tropical, Indo-west Pacific (east to Fiji).
IMCRA
Cape Province (20), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore.
General References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [929] (photo possibly of another species)
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. [1678]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Kappa Reefgoby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 14-Sep-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 08-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |