Feia Goby, Feia nympha Smith 1959
Other Names: Nymph Goby
Summary:
A tiny pale brownish goby with irregular brown mottling and spots, and narrow bars along the back.
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Feia nympha in Fishes of Australia, accessed 21 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1370
Feia Goby, Feia nympha Smith 1959
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Distribution |
Hibernia Reef, Western Australia, and the northern Great Barrier Reef to One Tree Island, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific. Inhabits reef crevices in tidepools, fringing reefs and patch reefs in lagoons, at depths to 16 m. |
Features |
Dorsal fin VI-VII, 9; Anal fin I, 8. Pectoral fin 14-15; Lateral scales 14-25. Body depth 6.3 in SL. Pelvic fins slightly united medially; pelvic frenum weak to moderate, with an almost complete basal membrane; caudal fin rounded. Tongue tip rounded to truncate; gill opening extending forward to just anterior of pectoral-fin base. Scales cycloid, absent on head, upper operculum and and anterior body; embedded scales present posterior to origin of second dorsal fin; |
Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin nympha (= bride, nymph), possibly in reference to Smith describing Feia nympha as 'Clearly a degenerate fish' |
Species Citation |
Feia nympha Smith 1959, Ichthyol. Bull, Dept Ichthyol., Rhodes Univ., Grahamstown 13: 206, fig. 24. Type locality: Pinda, Mozambique. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
Resources |
Feia Goby, Feia nympha Smith 1959
References
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. 2020. Feia seba, a new species of marine goby (Pisces: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology 26(1): 11-16 See ref online
Gill, A.C. & Mooi, R.D. 1999. Feia nota, a new species of gobiid fish from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 19(4): 365-370. See ref online
Greenfield, D. & Munroe, T.A. 2016. Feia nympha. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T193223A2211094. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T193223A2211094.en. Downloaded on 05 September 2017.
Lachner, E.A. & McKinney, J.F. 1979. Two new gobiid fishes of the genus Gobiopsis and a redescription of Feia nympha Smith. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 299: 1-18 figs 1-11
Nakabo, T. (ed.) 2002. Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. English edition. Tokyo : Toikai University Press Vol. 2 pp. 867-1749.
Smith, J.L.B. 1959. Gobioid fishes of the families Gobiidae, Periophthalmidae, Trypauchenidae, Taenioididae and Kraemeriidae of the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 13: 185-225 figs 1-42 pls 9-13 http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018774
Winterbottom, R. 2003. Feia ranta, a new species of gobiid fish (Acanthopterygii: Perciformes) from Vietnam. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology 7(3): 97-102.
Quick Facts
CAAB Code:37428144
Conservation:IUCN Least Concern
Depth:4-16 m
Habitat:Reef associated
Max Size:2.7 cm TL
Species Maps
CAAB distribution map