- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- GOBIIDAE
- Mahidolia
- mystacina
Smiling Goby, Mahidolia mystacina (Valenciennes 1837)
Other Names: Flagfin Prawngoby, Flagfin Shrimpgoby
A Smiling Goby, Mahidolia mystacina, on the northeast coast of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, depth 24 m. Source: Lyle Vail / Lizard Island Field Guide, http://lifg.australianmuseum.net.au/. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A pale grey to yellowish or dark brown shrimpgoby with six diagonal brown bands, orange spots and lines on the head, and dark bands and/or one or more blue to black spots on the first dorsal fin. The coloration and shape of the first dorsal fin is highly variable.
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Mahidolia mystacina in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3062
Smiling Goby, Mahidolia mystacina (Valenciennes 1837)
More Info
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Distribution |
Recorded in Australia from Darwin, Northern Territory, to Cape Ferguson, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific. Inhabits silty and muddy areas in estuaries, mangroves, the lower reaches of rivers and on coastal reefs. |
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Remarks |
Thacker et al. (2011) found evidence of potential cryptic species within the current understanding of Mahidolia mystacina. |
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Etymology |
The specific name mystacinus is from the Greek mystax meaning 'upper lip', and the Latin inus meaning 'belonging to'. |
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Species Citation |
Gobius mystacinus Valenciennes, 1837, Hist. Nat. Poiss. 12: 124. Type locality: Java. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Smiling Goby, Mahidolia mystacina (Valenciennes 1837)
References
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Thacker, C.E., Thompson, A.R. & Roje, D.M. 2011. Phylogeny and evolution of Indo-Pacific shrimp-associated gobies (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59: 168-176.
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Yanagisawa, Y. 1978. Studies on the interspecific relationship between gobiid fish and snapping shrimp. I. Gobiid fishes associated with snapping shrimps in Japan. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 24(4/6): 269-325 figs 1-23 pls 1-3
