Species Stiphodon semoni Weber, 1895

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• Stiphodon semoni Weber, M. 1895. Fische von Ambon, Java, Thursday Island dem Burnett-Fluss und von der Süd-Küste von Neu-Guinea. in Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem malayischen Archipel; mit Unterstützung des Herrn Dr. Paul von Ritter ausgeführt in den Jarhen 1891-1893 von Dr. Richard Semon. 5(2). 257-276 1 fig. pp. [270].

  Type data:

   Lectotype ZMA 110972, Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia.
  Paralectotype(s) ZMA 121252.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Watson, R.E. 1996. A review of Stiphodon from New Guinea and adjacent regions, with descriptions of five new species (Teleostei : Gobiidae: Sicydiinae). Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 23(3–4): 113-132 figs 1-24 [114].
• Stiphodon allen Watson, R.E. 1996. A review of Stiphodon from New Guinea and adjacent regions, with descriptions of five new species (Teleostei : Gobiidae: Sicydiinae). Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 23(3–4): 113-132 figs 1-24 [114, figs 1-5].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.29644–001, Harvey Creek, Queensland.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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 [399]

 

Introduction

Listed as Data Deficient under IUCN and Listed as Critically Endangered under Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in Australia.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

North of Daintree River to south of Cairns, QLD; tropical, west Pacific (Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands)

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, lotic freshwater, torrent dweller.

 

General References

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [275] (as Stiphodon allen)

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. [1684]

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. 1991. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of New Guinea. Madang : Christensen Research Institute 268 pp. [Publication No. 9 of the Christensen Research Institute] [200] (Neon Goby)

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [275] (Allen's 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. [236] (Semon's Goby)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Allen's Stiphodon)

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] (as Stiphodon allen) (Allen's Stiphodon)

 

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	24-Mar-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
11-Apr-2013		20-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED