Species Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Günther, 1872)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Gobius leucostictus Günther, A. 1872. Report on several collections of fishes recently obtained for the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871(3): 652-675 pls 53-70 [664, pl. 63(C)].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1871.9.13.174, Tonga.

 

Generic Combinations

• Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Günther, 1872). —
  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. [399]

 

Introduction

This complex is in need of revision and use of the name for Australian material is tentative. Several species are involved and an an older name may be available.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Lizard Island (14°40'S) to Wangetti Beach (16°39'S), QLD; tropical, east-Inbdo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, commensal, coral reef, inshore, sand bottom marine.

Extra Ecological Information

In burrows, associated with alpheid shrimps.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [214]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [873]

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. [1638]

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. [1638]

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. [399]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [214] (Saddled Shrimpgoby)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Saddled Shrimpgoby)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [56] (Saddled Shrimpgoby)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
04-Dec-2018	GOBIOIDEI	02-Jul-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
14-May-2015	GOBIOIDEI	25-Oct-2013	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED