Genus Vanderhorstia Smith, 1949
- Vanderhorstia Smith, J.L.B. 1949. Forty-two fishes new to South Africa, with notes on others. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12 2(7): 97-111 [103].
Type species:
Gobius delagoae Barnard, 1937 by original designation.
Introduction
Species in this genus are very similar to Tomiyamichthys and Ctenogobiops. Several species are known. However, the names used for many of the species from Australia is tentative, pending further studies of the genus. Species is known from depths of around 1 to over 100 m..
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
GOIIIDAE: Vanderhorstia phaeosticta Randall, Shao & Chen, 2007 [At least two and possibly three species have been confused under this name. There are no confirmed records from Australia. Photos appear to be of a different species.]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
General References
Greenfield, D.W. & Longenecker, K.R. 2005. Vanderhorstia bella, a new goby from Fiji (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 56(32): 619-623
Ikeda, Y., Nakabo, T. & Hiramatsu, W. 1995. Redescription of Vanderhorstia macropteryx (Perciformes: Gobiidae) with designation of a neotype. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 42(3/4): 303-310
Iwata, A., Shibukawa, K. & Ohnishi, N. 2007. Three new species of the shrimp-associated goby genus Vanderhorstia (Perciformes: Gobiidae: Gobiinae) from Japan, with re-descriptions of two related congeners. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Ser. A Supplement 1: 185-205
Randall, J.E. 2007. Descriptions of four new shrimpgobies of the genus Vanderhorstia from the western Pacific. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology [formerly Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology] 12(3): 89-100
Randall, J.E. & Munday, P.L. 2008. Vanderhorstia steelei, a new shrimpgoby from the Society Islands. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology [formerly Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology] 14(1): 35-41
Shibukawa, K. & Suzuki, T. 2004. Vanderhorstia papilio, a new shrimp-associated goby from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Perciformes: Gobiidae: Gobiinae), with comments on the limits of the genus. Ichthyological Research 51(2): 113-119
Winterbottom, R., Iwata, A. & Kozawa, T. 2005. Vanderhorstia nannai, a new species of burrow-associated goby from Palau and the Philippines (Pisces: Gobiidae). Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology [formerly Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology] 9(3): 109-114
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2019 | GOBIIDAE | 21-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 21-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 05-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |