Elongate Coralgoby, Gobiodon prolixus Winterbottom & Harold 2005
An Elongate Coralgoby, Gobiodon prolixus, in Palau. Source: Gerald R. Allen / FishBase. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A relatively long and slender pale brown coralgoby with five narrow pale blue vertical lines on the head and pectoral-fin base.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2019, Gobiodon prolixus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 04 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2726
Elongate Coralgoby, Gobiodon prolixus Winterbottom & Harold 2005
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Distribution |
Recorded in Australia from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to the Solitary Islands, New South Wales. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific. |
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Features |
Meristic features: Dorsal fin VII, 10; Anal fin I, 8. Body slender, to somewhat tubular, depth at origin of pelvic-fin spine 27-36% SL. |
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Colour |
Body brown to pale brown with five narrow pale blue vertical lines on head and petoral-fin base. |
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Feeding |
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Etymology |
The species name prolixus is Latin meaning 'stretched out long' in reference to the elongate body of this species compared with other species in the genus Gobiodon. |
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Species Citation |
Gobiodon prolixus Winterbottom & Harold, 2005, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 118(3): 583, Figs. 1-4. Type locality: Southeastern side of Hon Mot Island, 12°10'38.8"N, 109°16'14.2"E, Nha Trang, Vietnam, depth 0-5 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
Elongate Coralgoby, Gobiodon prolixus Winterbottom & Harold 2005
References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Harold, A.S., R. Winterbottom, P.L. Munday & R.W. Chapman. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships of Indo-Pacific coral gobies of the genus Gobiodon (Teleostei: Gobiidae), based on morphological and molecular data. Bulletin of Marine Science 82(1): 119-136.
Herler, J., S.V. Bogorodsky & T. Suzuki. 2013. Four new species of gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiodon), with comments on their relationships within the genus. Zootaxa 3709(4): 301-329.
Winterbottom, R. & A.S. Harold. 2005. Gobiodon prolixus, a new species of gobiid fish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Indo-west Pacific. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 118(3): 582-589.
