Curious Wormfish, Gunnellichthys curiosus Dawson 1968
Other Names: Neon Worm-goby, Yellow Striped Worm Eel
A Curious Wormfish, Gunnellichthys curiosus, in Bali, Indonesia. Source: Andrey Ryanskiy / Fishbase. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A wormfish with a broad orange stripe along the side of the head and body ending in a large black blotch on the tail base.
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Bray, D.J. 2016, Gunnellichthys curiosus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4183
Curious Wormfish, Gunnellichthys curiosus Dawson 1968
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Distribution |
Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, and reefs in the Coral Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific. Inhabits silty, sandy and rubble slopes, diving into burrows when threatened. |
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Feeding |
Feeds in benthic and pelagic crustaceans - pairs search for food rather than hovering in the water column. |
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Species Citation |
Gunnellichthys curiosus Dawson 1968, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 81(8): 54, figs 1-4. Type locality: Laraie Bay, Curieuse Island, Seychelles. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2016 |
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Curious Wormfish, Gunnellichthys curiosus Dawson 1968
References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Dawson, C.E. 1968. Two new wormfishes (Gobioidea : Microdesmidae) from the Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 81(8): 53-68 figs 1-5
Greenfield, D. & Munroe, T.A. 2016. Gunnellichthys curiosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69128053A69130368. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69128053A69130368.en. Downloaded on 18 November 2016.
Kuiter, R.H. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Melbourne : Zoonetics pp. 623–893.
Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls.
Oxley, W.G., Emslie, M., Muir, P. & Thompson, A.A. 2004. Marine surveys undertaken in the Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve, March 2004. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Science i-vii, 1-67 pp.
Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
