CAAB: 37428476
Species Vanderhorstia papilio Shibukawa & Suzuki, 2004
Butterfly-tail Shrimpgoby, Yano Susobiki-haze
- Vanderhorstia papilio 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 [114, figs. 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype NSMT -P.65570, Funauki Bay, Iriomote-jima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan [24°20.0'N, 123°42.8'E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Lowe Isles, based on photo; tropical, north-west Pacific (Japan)
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Associated with alpheid shrimp; rubble slopes adjacent to coral reefs in 8-65 m
Common Name References
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 (Yano Susobiki-haze)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOBIOIDEI | 06-Nov-2017 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese |