Dusky Frillgoby, Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830)
Other Names: Dusky Frill-goby, Brown Frillfin, Brown Goby, Common Goby, Dusky Frillfin Goby, Frill Goby
Dusky Frillgobies, Bathygobius fuscus, at Kurrimine Beach, Queensland, December 2017. Source: coenobita / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A pale yellowish-brown goby with a large irregular brown markings on the body, small pale blue spots on each scale forming rows along the sides, small blue spots on dorsal and caudal fins, and a broad yellowish margin on the dorsal fins.
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Bray, D.J. 2021, Bathygobius fuscus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 17 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2912
Dusky Frillgoby, Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830)
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Distribution |
Seale Island, Western Australia, around the tropical north to Minnie Waters, New South Wales. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific (east to Tonga, but absent from atolls of Pacific Plate). Inhabits sand and rubble, soft coral and open reef areas mostly in marine coastal waters. The Dusky Frillgoby also occurs estuaries and may enter the lower reaches of freshwater streams. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin VI + I, 9; Anal fin I, 8; Pectoral fin 17-19, upper three rays partly free of membrane; Longitudinal scale series 29-36; Predorsal scales 10-19. Body depth 4.4-5.0 in SL, head depressed, width greater than depth; upper three pectoral rays partly free of membrane; caudal fin rounded; predorsal scales reaching from above middle of preopercle nearly to interorbital space; cheek and opercle without scales; body scales ctenoid, becoming cycloid on abdomen, breast and nape. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin fuscus (= dark, swarthy), in reference to the preserved colour of this species. |
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Species Citation |
Gobius fuscus Rüppell 1830, Fische des Rothen Meeres. 3: 137. Type locality: Red Sea. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2021 |
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Dusky Frillgoby, Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830)
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