CAAB: 37428410
Species Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia (Bleeker, 1854)
Davao Goby
- Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia Bleeker, P. 1854. Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Kokos-eilanden. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 7: 37-48 [46].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH 4526 4 of 10 specimens, Nova Selma, Cocos (Keeling) Island. - Gnatholepis davaoensis Seale, A. 1910. New species of Philippine fishes. Philippine Journal of Science 4(6): 491-543 figs 1-13 [dated 1909] [537].
Type data:
Neotype BPBM 18670 (original holotype BSMP from Samal Island Gulf of Davao, Mindanao, Philippines, destroyed in WWII), Hou Pi Hoo, Taiwan.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Larson, H.K. & Buckle, D.J. 2012. A revision of the goby genus Gnatholepis Bleeker (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae), with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3529: 1–69 [43]
Generic Combinations
- Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia (Bleeker, 1854). —
Larson, H.K. & Buckle, D.J. 2012. A revision of the goby genus Gnatholepis Bleeker (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae), with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3529: 1–69 [43] (changed combination with recognition of the species)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Gnatholepis anjerensis (Bleeker, 1851). —
Randall, J.E. & Greenfield, D.W. 2001. A preliminary review of the Indo-Pacific gobiid fishes of the genus Gnatholepis. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 69: 1-17 [3] (in part, incorrectly considered to be a junior synonym of Gnatholepis anjerensis) - Acentrogobius cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853). —
Koumans, F.P. 1953. The Fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Gobioidea. Leiden : Brill Vol. 10 423 pp. 95 figs. [68] (considered species as a junior synonym of cauerensis)
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22)
General References
Larson, H.K. & Buckle, D.J. 2012. A revision of the goby genus Gnatholepis Bleeker (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae), with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3529: 1–69 [43]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. (as Gnatholepis davaoensis) (Davao Goby)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 03-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| GOBIOIDEI | 28-Feb-2015 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese |