Species Hazeus diacanthus (Schultz, 1943)
Twospine Sandgoby, Diacanthus Goby, Hole Goby, Twospine Goby
- Oplopomus diacanthus Schultz, L.P. 1943. Fishes of the Phoenix and Samoan Islands collected in 1939 during the expedition of the U.S.S. Bushnell. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 180: 1-316 figs 1-27 pls 1-9 [229, 242, fig. 22] [derivation is from the Greek akanthos = spine or thorn and transliterated to a masculine noun in apposition].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 116116, Canton Island.
Generic Combinations
- Opua diacanthus (Schultz, 1943). —
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. [1668] - Oplopomops diacanthus (Schultz, 1943). —
Smith, J.L.B. 1959. Gobioid fishes of the families Gobiidae, Periophthalmidae, Trypauchenidae, Taenioididae and Kraemeriidae of the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 13: 185-225 figs 1-42 pls 9-13 [189] (changed combination as type of genus Oplopomops) - Hazeus diacanthus (Schultz, 1943) [we do not regard the genera Oplopomops and Opua as distinct from Hazeus, see genus introduction]. —
Allen, G.R. & Adrim, M. 2003. Coral reef fishes of Indonesia. Zoological Studies 42(1): 1-72 [59]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Oplopomops atherinoides Peters, 1855 [misidentification]. —
Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [134]
Introduction
The species has been incorrectly treated as a junior synonym of Gobius atherinoides Peters, 1855. The types of that species include two genera, neither congeneric with Opua (see Larson & Wright 2003). Multiple species have been misidentified as Oplopomops atherinoides.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Montebello Islands, Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef, WA, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°15'S) and Lizard Island (14°40'S) to One Tree Island (23°30'S), QLD; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, sand bottom marine.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 (as Oplopomops diacanthus)
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. [1668] (as Opua diacanthus)
Larson, H.K. & Wright, J. 2003. A new genus for the Indo-Pacific goby species Gobius baliurus Valenciennes (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiinae). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 19: 127-135
Lowe, G.R. & Russell, B.C. 1990. Additions and revisions to the checklist of fishes of the Capricorn-Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 19: 1-27 (as Oplopomops diacanthus)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [982] (Twospine Goby)
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Hole Goby)
Myers, R.F. 1989. Micronesian Reef Fishes. Guam : Coral Graphics 298 pp. [230] (Hole Goby)
Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls. [243] (Diacanthus Goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Twospine Sandgoby)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [57] (Twospine Sandgoby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 03-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 01-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |