Species Pseudogobius melanosticta (Day, 1876)
- Gobius melanosticta Day, F. 1876. The Fishes of India; being a natural history of the fishes known to inhabit the sea and fresh water of India, Burma and Ceylon. London : B. Quaritch Part 2 169-368 pp. [290, pl. 63 (fig. 2)] [derivation apparently from the Greek melanos = black + sticktos = spotted, but treated as a noun in apposition by Day].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM B.8202, Madras; BMNH 1889.2.1.3388-3397, Madras; MNHP A.18, Madras; MZUF 4704, Madras; NMW 84081, Madras; RMNH 1886, Madras; ZSI 187, Madras; ZSI 219-220, Madras
Comment: some specimens listed here may not be syntypes.
Generic Combinations
- Pseudogobius melanosticta (Day, 1876). —
Larson, H.K. 2001. A revision of the gobiid fish genus Mugilogobius (Teleostei: Gobioidei), and its systematic placement. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 62: 1-233 [2003]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
North of Cairns, QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, mangrove, mud bottom.
General References
Larson, H.K. 2001. A revision of the gobiid fish genus Mugilogobius (Teleostei: Gobioidei), and its systematic placement. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 62: 1-233 [203]
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 | 26-Feb-2015 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese |