Monster Shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys oni (Tomiyama 1936)
A Monster Shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys oni, at the Navy Pier, Exmouth, Western Australia, October 2022. Source: Alex Hoschke / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A profusely freckled and spotted shrimpgoby with round markings along the sides.
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Bray, D.J. 2023, Tomiyamichthys oni in Fishes of Australia, accessed 28 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5700
Monster Shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys oni (Tomiyama 1936)
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Distribution |
Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Elsewhere the species occurs in the East-Indo-west Pacific. Inhabits sandy and rubble areas on coastal and inner reefs, sharing burrows with alpheid shrimps. |
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Similar Species |
Among other characters, the similar Lady Elliot Shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys elliotensis, differs from the Monster Shrimpgoby in having a whitish body with minimal freckling or spotting and large ovate markings along the sides, vs. profuse freckling and spotting and round lateral markings in T. oni. |
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Etymology |
The specific name oni is the Japanese vernacular name for this species - Oni-haze (= Oni-goby) |
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Species Citation |
Cryptocentrus oni Tomiyama, 1936, Japanese Journal of Zoology 7(1)(5): 82, Fig. 32. Type locality: Tokyo fish market, thought to be from Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2023 |
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Monster Shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys oni (Tomiyama 1936)
References
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Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Brooks, W.M. 2018. A new species of Tomiyamichthys shrimpgoby (Pisces: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 31: 38-46 http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1458266
Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Dudgeon, C.L. 2023. Tomiyamichthys elliotensis, a new species of shrimpgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 40; 57-69. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8404548
Hoese, D.F., Shibukawa, K. & Johnson, J.W. 2016. Description of a new species of Tomiyamichthys from Australia with a discussion of the generic name. Zootaxa 4079(5): 582-594 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4079.5.5
Larson, H., Hoese, D., Pezold, F., Murdy, E., Cole, K. & Shibukawa, K. 2021. Tomiyamichthys oni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T193132A2199356. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T193132A2199356.en. Accessed on 16 November 2022.
Larson, H.K. & Murdy, E.O. 2001. Eleotridae, Gobiidae. pp. 3574-3604 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
Tomiyama, I. 1936. Gobiidae of Japan. Japanese Journal of Zoology 7(1)(5): 37-112.
Yanagisawa, Y. 1984. Studies on the Interspecific relationship between gobiid fish and snapping shrimp. II. Life history and pair formation of snapping shrimp Alpheus bellulus. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 29(1-3): 93-116 http://hdl.handle.net/2433/176084
