Golden Sandgoby, Fusigobius aureus Chen & Shao 1997
Other Names: Goldspot Sandgoby
A Golden Sandgoby, Fusigobius aureus, at Bali, Indonesia, May 2017. Source: Jim Greenfield / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A semi-transparent greyish goby with scattered orange to brownish-orange spots, a brownish spot at middle of caudal-fin base, a pupil-sized orange to brownish-orange spot above pectoral-fin base, dorsal and caudal fins with orange spots, and a vertically-elongate black spot on the membrane between the first two dorsal-fin spines.
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Bray, D.J. 2022, Fusigobius aureus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 Mar 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2224
Golden Sandgoby, Fusigobius aureus Chen & Shao 1997
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Distribution |
Recorded from Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea, and possibly the northern Great Barrier Reef. Occurs elsewhere in the tropical, west Pacific. Inhabits sandy areas on seawards reefs. |
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Features |
Meristic features: Dorsal fin VI + I, 9; Anal fin I, 8; Pectoral fin 18-19; Longitudinal scale series 24-25. Body depth 4.3-4.8 in SL; gill opening extending to or almost to vertical at posterior edge of preopercle. Body scales ctenoid, becoming cycloid anterior to pectoral and pelvic fins; scales absent from operculum. Pectoral fins large, rounded; pelvic fins largely separated but united at base, the connecting membrane very short and concave in outer margin, without inter-spine frenum; 5th pelvic-fin ray unbranched, about 60% length of 4th ray; caudal fin rounded. |
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Colour |
Body with a row of golden-yellow spots along mid-line of lateral surfaces and with some rows of smaller golden-yellow spots on both dorsal and ventral surfaces. An oblique, yellow line on cheek and snout. Caudal-fin base with a diaper-shaped black blotch. Dorsal and caudal fins with some rows of smaller golden-yellow spots. First dorsal-fin with a large black blotch, with its lower half tinged orange. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin aureus (= yellow) in reference to the many 'golden-yellow' spots scattered on the body and fins. |
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Species Citation |
Fusigobius aureus Chen & Shao, 1997, Acta Zoologica Taiwanica 8(2): 88, figs 1-3. Type locality: Maumere, Flores Island, Indonesia. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Resources |
Golden Sandgoby, Fusigobius aureus Chen & Shao 1997
References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Chen, I.-S. & Shao, K.-T. 1997. Fusigobius aureus, a new species of gobiid fish (Perciformes, Gobiidae) from Flores Island, Indonesia. Acta Zoologica Taiwanica 8(2): 87-92.
Randall, J.E. 2001. Five new Indo-Pacific gobiid fishes of the genus Coryphopterus. Zoological Studies 40(3): 206-225
