Species Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Pallas, 1770)
Blue Streamgoby, Bichique, Blue Stream Goby, Rabbithead Cling-goby, Red-tailed Goby
- Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, P.S. 1770. Spicilegia Zoologica, quibus novae imprimus et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. Berlin Tom. 1 Fasc. 8 54 pp. 5 pls. [14, pl. 2(6, 7)].
Type data:
Neotype SMF 28571, Ravine St. Gilles, Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean.Type locality references:
Kottelat, M. 2007. Nomenclatural status and identity of Gobius lagocephalus (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43(2): 693-695 [693].
Generic Combinations
- Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Pallas, 1770). —
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [274]
Introduction
The species was originally described from two specimens, one a New World Sicydium and the second of unknown origin. A case was put to the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature to suppress Gobius lagocephalus. There were considerable objections to the suppression (ICZN 2008). Kottelat (2007) selected a neotype to match the widespread Indo-Pacific species to which the name had been applied for many years. The Commission did not approve the suppression of the name (ICZN 2009). Sicyopterus lagocephalus was discovered in Australia relatively recently.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Bloomfield River to Nyleta Creek, south of Cairns, QLD; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Lotic freshwater, torrent dweller.
General References
Ebner, B.C., Thuesen, P.A., Larson, H. & Keith, P. 2012. A review of distribution, field observations and precautionary conservation requirements for sicydiine gobies in Australia. Cybium 35: 397–414 [401]
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. [1683]
ICZN 2008. Comments on the proposed suppression of Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770 (Osteichthyes, Teleostei, Gobiidae). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 65(2): 150-151
ICZN 2009. OPINION 2239 (Case 3383) Gobius lagocephalus Pallas, 1770 (currently Sicyopterus lagocephalus; Osteichthyes, Teleostei, GOBIIDAE): specific name not suppressed. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 66(4): 373-374 [373]
Keith P., Galewski T., Cattaneo-Berrebi G., Hoareau T. & Berrebi P. 2005. Ubiquity of Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Teleostei: Gobioidei) and phylogeography of the genus Sicyopterus in the Indo-Pacifc area inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 721–732
Lord, C., Lorion, J., Dettai, A., Watanabe, S., Tsukamoto, K., Cruaud, C. & Keith, P. 2012. From endemism to widespread distribution: phylogeography of three amphidromous Sicyopterus species (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Sicydiinae). Marine Ecology Progress Series 455: 269–285
Marquet, G., Keith, P., & Vigneux, E. 2003. Atlas des poissons et des crustacés d'eau douce de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Patrimoines naturels (M.N.H.N./S.P.N.) 58: 1-282 [234]
Thuesen, P.A., Ebner, B.C., Larson, H.K., Keith, P., Silcock, R.M., Prince, J. & Russell, D.J. 2011. Amphidromy links a newly documented fish community of continental Australian streams, to oceanic islands of the west Pacific. PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 6(10): e26685 (11 pages) [6]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [274] (Rabbithead Cling-goby)
Keith, P., Lord, C. & Maeda, K. 2015. Indo-Pacific Sicydiine Gobies Biodiversity, life traits and conservation. Paris : Société Française d'Ichtyologie 256 pp. [102] (Red-tailed Goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blue Stream Goby)
SSA 2006. Australian Standard Fish Names List. Version 1. July 2006. (Blue Streamgoby)
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] (Blue Streamgoby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 19-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 25-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |