Slender Spongegoby, Pleurosicya elongata Larson 1990
Other Names: Cling Goby, Elongate Ghostgoby, Slender Sponge Goby
A Slender Spongegoby, Pleurosicya elongata, at Mactan, Central Visayas, Philippines. Source: Klaus Stiefel / Flickr. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A semi-transparent goby with a yellowish to pinkish hue, faint dark scale margins, a series of internal brown dashes along the vertebral column, seven brown spots along the lower side and a white stripe on the snout.
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Pleurosicya elongata in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2265
Slender Spongegoby, Pleurosicya elongata Larson 1990
More Info
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Distribution |
Recorded in Australia from Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, Cape Wilberforce, NT, and the northern Great Barrier Reef, QLD. Occurs elsewhere in the tropical, west Pacific. Inhabits coral reefs, living on large fan sponges, often on the underside. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin VI + I, 8-9; Anal fin I, 6-9; Pectoral fin 15-17; Longitudinal scale series 23-27. Body relatively elongate, depth at anus 6.2-8.3 in SL; side of nape scaled; gill opening restricted to pectoral fin-base. |
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Species Citation |
Pleurosicya elongata Larson, 1990, The Beagle 7(1): 22, Fig. 17; Pl. 2a. Type locality: Bootless Bay, Buna Motu, Motupore Island, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, depth 10 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Resources |
Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes
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Slender Spongegoby, Pleurosicya elongata Larson 1990
References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth :Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical reef-fishes of the western Pacific Indonesia and adjacent waters. Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta. 314 pp.
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp.
Kuiter R.H. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Indonesian Reef Fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Melbourne : Zoonetics pp. 623–893.
Larson, H.K. 1990. A revision of the commensal gobiid fish genera Pleusosicya and Luposicya (Gobiidae), with descriptions of eight new species of Pleusosicya and discussion of related genera. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 7(1): 1-53 figs 1-29 pls 1-3 See ref at BHL
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
