Lanceolate Shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys lanceolatus Yanagisawa 1978

A Lanceolate Shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys lanceolatus, on the Izu Peninsula, Japan. Source: Izuzuki / www.izuzuki.com. License: CC BY Attribution-ShareAlike

Summary:

A pale shrimpgoby with five large dark brown blotches along the midside interspersed with brown mottlings, a pair of pale-edged black spots on the rear margin of the first dorsal fin, and brown speckles or spots scattered on the head and upper half of the body.

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Bray, D.J. 2022, Tomiyamichthys lanceolatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4177

Lanceolate Shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys lanceolatus Yanagisawa 1978

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Distribution	Northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Western Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands, Japan, and Palau. Inhabits sandy and muddy areas in sheltered bays and lagoons.
Features	Dorsal fin VI + I,12; Anal fin I,12; Pectoral fin 16-18; Vertebrae 10+16=26; Gill rakers, lower limb first arch 6-7; Scales, longitudinal series 54-58, transverse series 15-16. Body depth 5.5-6.4 in SL; scales cycloid anteriorly, becoming ctenoid on rear of body, head naked. First dorsal fin tall; caudal fin symmetrically lanceolate, slightly longer than head; pelvic fins united, frenum well-developed.
Remarks	This species has previously been known as Vanderhorstia lanceolata.
Etymology	The specific name is from the Latin lanceolatus (= shaped like a lance-head), in reference to the symmetrically lanceolate caudal fin that is longer than the head.
Species Citation	Vanderhorstia lanceolata Yanagisawa 1978, Publ. Seto Mar. Biol. Lab. 24(4/6): 290, fig. 12, pl. 1I. Type locality: Sirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2022
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Lanceolate Shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys lanceolatus Yanagisawa 1978

References

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