Species Trimma lantana Winterbottom & Villa, 2003
Lantana Pygmygoby, Lantana Dwarfgoby
- Trimma lantana Winterbottom, R. & Villa, C.A. 2003. A new species of the Trimma caesiura complex (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the north-eastern margin of the Australian Plate, with a redescription of other species in the complex. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 7(1): 13-28 [16, figs 1B, 2-3].
Type data:
Holotype ROM 46039, Honiara, 2 km west of Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
Paratype(s) BPBM 32680; ROM 39328; ROM 39333; ROM 40539; ROM 40551; ROM 40611; ROM 46044; ROM 73436; USNM 295142; WAM P.27827-046; WAM P.27920-037; WAM P.29047-034; WAM P.29051-024.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Trimma caesiura Jordan & Seale, 1906 [misidentification of WA material only]. —
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 [200]
Introduction
As currently recognised, the species may be a complex of two or three species, with Western Australian populations possibly distinct from those of the Great Barrier Reef.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Point Quobba to Scott Reef, WA, Ashmore and Cartier Reefs, Timor Sea and Raine Island to One Tree Island, QLD; tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- 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 [200] (and as T. caesiura)
- Winterbottom, R. & Hoese, D.F. 2015. A revision of the Australian species of Trimma (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae), with descriptions of six new species and redescriptions of twenty-three valid species. Zootaxa 3934: 1-102 [42]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore.
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. [1689]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [940] (Lantana Dwarfgoby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Lantana Pygmygoby)
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] (Lantana Pygmygoby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 29-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 19-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |