Species Vanderhorstia dorsomacula Randall, 2007
Slender Shrimpgoby, Dorsalspot Shrimpgoby, Slender Shrimp-goby, Yellow-pepper Shrimpgoby
- Vanderhorstia dorsomacula 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 [09, fig. 5].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Vanderhorstia sp. 7. —
Kuiter R.W. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Indonesian Reef Fishes. Part 3. Melbourne : Zoonetics pp. 623–893. [657] - Vanderhorstia mertensi Klausewitz, 1974 [possible misidentification]. —
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. [1696]
Introduction
The species is very similar to Vanderhorstia mertensi from the western Indian Ocean. No direct comparison has been made of the two species, and it is possible that V. mertensi is confined to the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean. Tentatively we recognise only Vanderhorstia dorsomacula from Australia, but further work is needed on the genus in Australia.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lizard Island, QLD (14°40'S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, commensal, coral reef, sand bottom marine, silt bottom-marine.
Extra Ecological Information
In burrows, associated with alpheid shrimps.
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. [1696]
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 [116]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [889] (Dorsalspot Shrimpgoby)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [228] (Slender Shrimp-goby)
Kuiter R.W. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Indonesian Reef Fishes. Part 3. Melbourne : Zoonetics pp. 623–893. [652] (Yellow-pepper Shrimpgoby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Slender Shrimpgoby)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [59] (as Vanderhorstia mertensi) (Slender Shrimpgoby)
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 | 05-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |