Wilbur's Goby, Macrodontogobius wilburi Herre 1936
Other Names: Big-toothed Goby, Largetooth Goby
Wilbur's Goby, Macrodontogobius wilburi, in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Source: Allen GR 2015 Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 16: Fig. 11D. License: CC by Attribution
Summary:
A pale brown to greenish-brown goby with a pale underside, brown and white spots on the body, pairs of large brown spots forming a mid-lateral row along the sides, a dark spot on the caudal-fin base, a brown blotch on the cheek, and a series of short brown bars along the back.
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Bray, D.J. 2016, Macrodontogobius wilburi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 11 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2244
Wilbur's Goby, Macrodontogobius wilburi Herre 1936
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Distribution |
Monte Bello Islands, offshore reefs of Western Australia, and Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea to the Lord Howe island regions in the Tasman Sea; also reefs in the Coral Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific: from Seychelles eastward to Oceania. Inhabits sandy, silty and sometimes turbid areas along reef margins in coastal bays, lagoons and estuaries. |
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Remarks |
This species is not obviously sexually dimorphic (Hoese 2015 Australian Faunal Directory). |
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Etymology |
The species is named after Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, whose support made it possible for the author to visit the Pelews. |
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Species Citation |
Macrodontogobius wilburi Herre 1936, Philippine J.Sci. 59(2): 279, pl. 1(2). Type locality: Goror Reef, Belau (as Pelew Islands). |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2016 |
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Wilbur's Goby, Macrodontogobius wilburi Herre 1936
References
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91.
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. (image of female only; image of male is a species of Exyrias)
Francis, M.P. & Randall, J.E. 1993. Further additions to the fish faunas of Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 118-135 figs 1-22 pls 1-4
Greenfield, D. & Munroe, T.A. 2016. Macrodontogobius wilburi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T193229A2211891. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T193229A2211891.en. Downloaded on 06 January 2017.
Herre, A.W. 1936. Fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. 3. New genera and species of gobies and blennies and a new Myxus from the Pelew Island and Celebes. Philippine Journal of Science 59(2): 275-287 figs 1-3 pl. 1
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. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Melbourne : Zoonetics pp. 623–893.
Murdy, E.O. 1985. A review of the gobiid fish genera Exyrias and Macrodontogobius, with description of a new species of Exyrias. Indo-Pacific Fishes 10: 1-14 figs 1-3 pls 1-2
Murdy, E.O. & Hoese, D.F. 1984. The monotypic gobiid fish genus Macrodontogobius, including synonymization of Gnatholepis hendersoni. Copeia 1984(1): 227-229 fig. 1
Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls.
Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 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. (Image is of a different species)
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. (Image is of a different species)
Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2
