Innerspot Sandgoby, Fusigobius inframaculatus (Randall 1994)


Other Names: Blotched Sand Goby, Flasher Goby, Innerspotted Sandgoby, Orange-spotted Sand Goby, Orange-spotted Sand-goby

An Innerspot Sandgoby, Fusigobius inframaculatus, at North West Solitary Island, New South Wales. Source: Ian V. Shaw / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution

Summary:
A semi-transparent goby covered in small gold to orange spots, with 4-5 blackish internal blotches, a black blotch on the caudal peduncle and several rectangular white markings. The first two dorsal-fin spines are filamentous, especially in males.

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Bray, D.J. 2022, Fusigobius inframaculatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/121

Innerspot Sandgoby, Fusigobius inframaculatus (Randall 1994)

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Distribution

Houtman Abrolhos to Cassini Island, Western Australia, and the far northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to the Solitary Islands, New South Wales; also the Lord Howe Province in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific. Inhabits sandy and coral rubble areas in coastal waters, often at the base of coral overhangs.

Features

Dorsal fin VI + I, 9; anal fin I, 7-8; Pectoral fin 17-20; Longitudinal scale series 25-26.
Body depth 4.8-5.2 in SL. First two dorsal-fin spines filamentous, especially in males; pelvic fins fully united; pelvic frenum present; gill opening extending to below posterior half of operculum.
Scales mostly ctenoid except cycloid on nape, breast and pectoral-fin base; scales on side of nape extending to level of eyes; median predorsal scales absent.

Biology

Forms spawning pairs that nuture the egg clusters.

Etymology

The specific name inframaculatus is from the Latin infra- (= inner) and maculatus (= spotted) in reference to the elongate internal black-and-white spots (or dashes).

Species Citation

Coryphopterus inframaculatus Randall, 1994, Fauna of Saudi Arabia 14: 331, fig. 3, pls 12-13. Type locality: base of drop off, northeastern side of Jana Island, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, depth 15 m.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2022

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Innerspot Sandgoby, Fusigobius inframaculatus (Randall 1994)

References


Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.

Coleman, N. 1981. Australian Sea Fishes North of 30°S. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 297 pp.

Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3)

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls.

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.

Larson, H. 2019. Fusigobius inframaculatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T193218A2210415. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T193218A2210415.en. Accessed on 23 June 2022.

Randall, J.E. 1994. A new genus and six new gobiid fishes (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Arabian waters. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 14: 317-340 figs 1-3 pls 1-16

Randall, J.E., 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 pp.

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.

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. (as Coryphopterus sp.)

Thacker, C.E. & Cole, K.E. 2002. Phylogeny and evolution of the gobiid genus Coryphopterus. Bulletin of Marine Science 70(3): 837-850.

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37428340

Conservation:IUCN Least Concern

Depth:2-30 m

Habitat:Reef associated, sandy areas

Max Size:6 cm TL

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