Horned Tentacle Goby, Oxyurichthys cornutus McCulloch & Waite 1918
Other Names: Horned Goby
Illustration of the holotype of the Horned Tentacle Goby, Oxyurichthys cornutus, from Cairns, Queensland, SAMA F.592. Source: Pl. VIII (fig. 2), in McCulloch & Waite (1918) Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 1(1): 79-82 / Biodiversity Heritage Library. License: CC BY Attribution
Summary:
A translucent greyish-brown goby with five round blotches along the midsides, five rectangular saddles along the back that may extend toward the mid-lateral blotches, sometimes narrow dusky to brownish vertical bars across the rear half of the body that join with the mid-lateral blotches or the dorsal saddles, and dusky pelvic fins that are not barred or mottled.
The first dorsal fin has elongate filamentous spines and a tentacle is present on the dorsoposterior surface of the eye.
The first dorsal fin has elongate filamentous spines and a tentacle is present on the dorsoposterior surface of the eye.
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Oxyurichthys cornutus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Sep 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2253
Horned Tentacle Goby, Oxyurichthys cornutus McCulloch & Waite 1918
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Distribution |
Cairns to Moreton Bay, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the west Pacific: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya, Sulawesi, Philippines, Japan, Palau, Solomon Islands, Western Samoa. Inhabits estuaries at river mouths, in mangrove creeks and pools, and tidal lagoons. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin VI + I,11–12; Anal fin I,13; Pectoral fin 21–23; Segmented caudal-fin rays 9/8, Branched caudal-fin rays 6/7–8/7; Lateral scale count 44–52; TRB 13–19; Predorsal scales 13–24. Upper jaw teeth in single row; fleshy tongue rounded; upper lip not constricted, about equal in width at premaxillary symphysis as near posterior margin; tentacle on dorsoposterior surface of eye; anterior nares with dense black spot medially; spots sometimes present on gular membrane beneath preopercle or anterior process of quadrate; membranous crest with dark margin present on nape; scales ctenoid laterally on trunk posterior to middle of first dorsal fin, cycloid anteriorly; prepelvic region scaled; first dorsal fin with elongate filamentous spines, first spine of appressed fin may reach past second dorsal fin to procurrent rays of caudal fin. |
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Colour |
Dark spots on dorsal scales of trunk; five round blotches along mid-side of body, blotch at caudal base smallest and often triangular; five rectangular saddles on dorsum (may be diffuse or well-defined), may extend ventrally toward mid-lateral blotches; narrow dusky to brownish vertical bars present across posterior half of body in some specimens, bars confluent with mid-lateral blotches or dorsal saddles; pelvic fins dusky, not barred or mottled. |
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Species Citation |
Oxyurichthys cornutus McCulloch & Waite 1918, Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 1(1): 80, pl. 8(2). Type locality: Cairns, Queensland. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Resources |
Horned Tentacle Goby, Oxyurichthys cornutus McCulloch & Waite 1918
References
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McCulloch, A.R. & Ogilby, J.D. 1919. Some Australian fishes of the family Gobiidae. Records of the Australian Museum 12(10): 193-291 figs 31-37 DOI:10.3853/j.0067-1975.12.1919.886
McCulloch, A.R. & Waite, E.R. 1918. Descriptions of two new Australian gobies. Records of the South Australian Museum 1(1): 79-82 Ref at BHL
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