- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- GOBIIDAE
- Gobiopterus
- mindanensis
Mindanao Glassgoby, Gobiopterus mindanensis (Herre 1944)
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Gobiopterus mindanensis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3051
Mindanao Glassgoby, Gobiopterus mindanensis (Herre 1944)
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Distribution |
Wyndham, Western Australia, to Karumba, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical west Pacific. Inhabits shallow estuaries, mangrove areas. |
Etymology |
The species is named mindanensis in reference to the type locality: Mindanao, Philippines. |
Species Citation |
Mistichthys mindanensis Herre 1944, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 57(22): 109. Type locality: puddles around the base of nipa palms near the Fisheries Station at Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
Resources |
Mindanao Glassgoby, Gobiopterus mindanensis (Herre 1944)
References
Collen, B., Richman, N. & Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team). 2010. Gobiopterus mindanensis (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T155223A115287704. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155223A4750241.en. Downloaded on 21 May 2020.
Herre, A.W. 1944. Notes on fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. 15. Two new minute gobies of the genus Mistichthys, from the Philippines. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 57(22): 107-111 See ref at BHL
Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (Suppl. 27): 1-663.
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293
Quick Facts
CAAB Code:37428168
Conservation:IUCN Least Concern
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