Whitelined Coralgoby, Gobiodon spilophthalmus Fowler 1944

Other Names: Whitelined Coral Goby, White-lined Coral Goby

An illustration of a Whitelined Coralgoby, Gobiodon spilophthalmus. Source: H.W. Fowler, 1944 - Fishes obtained in the New Hebrides by Dr. Edward L. Jackson. License: Copyright expired

Summary:

A uniformly black coralgoby, with juveniles having large spots on the head and tail and often broad dark stripes along the body. The Whitelined Coralgoby is easily confused with (and may be conspecific with one of) a number of other species of Gobiodon having juveniles with similar coloration.

These highly specialised gobies live in monogamous pairs between branches of living acroporid corals.

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Bray, D.J. 2020, Gobiodon spilophthalmus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2228

Whitelined Coralgoby, Gobiodon spilophthalmus Fowler 1944

More Info

Distribution	Offshore reefs of NW Western Australia, and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, west Pacific.
Feeding
Species Citation	Gobiodon spilophthalmus Fowler 1944, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 7: 183, figs 30-31. Type locality: Vanuatu (as New Hebrides).
Author	Bray, D.J. 2020
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Whitelined Coralgoby, Gobiodon spilophthalmus Fowler 1944

References

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