Species Silhouettea evanida Larson & Miller, 1986
Vanishing Silhouette Goby
- Silhouettea evanida Larson, H.K. & Miller, P.J. 1986. Two new species of Silhouettea (Gobiidae) from northern Australia. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 33(2): 110-118 figs 1-6 [111, figs 1-5].
Type data:
Holotype NTM S.10001–002, Mindil Beach, Darwin, NT.
Paratype(s) AM IA.6640; AM I.17141–005; BMNH 1985.4.17.1–10; NTM S.1001–001; NTM S.11559–001.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals, WA, Darwin, NT (130°54'E) and Bowen (20°21'S) to Moreton Bay, QLD; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), 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 [207]
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [369]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, sand 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. [1683]
Miller, P.J. 1988. Studies on Silhouettea Smith 1959 and an account of Ebomegobius Herre 1946 (Pisces: Gobiidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 68(4/6): 241-273
Moore, G.I., Morrison, S.M., Hutchins, B.J., Allen, G.R. and Sampey, A. 2014. Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: fishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 84: 161-206 [206] (suggested that the species might have been misidentified from Rowley Shoals, but material was identified by H. Larson)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Vanishing Silhouette 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] (Vanishing Silhouette Goby)
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 | 08-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |