- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- GOBIIDAE
- Cabillus
- atripelvicus
Cabillus atripelvicus Randall, Sakamoto & Shibukawa 2007
Holotype of Cabillus atripelvicus, NSMT-P 72568, 40.6 mm SL, Chichi-jima, Ogasawara Islands. Source: John E. Randall, Fig. 1, in Randall, Sakamoto & Shibukawa (2007) Ichthyological Research 54: 38-43 (Supplementary file). License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A pale goby with dark brown blotches forming a bold zigzag pattern on the upper two-thirds of the body, resulting in four pale spots as large as the eye along the back from the below the origin of the second dorsal fin to the caudal-fin base, and black pelvic fins.
This species is tentatively recorded from Heron Island, Queensland.
This species is tentatively recorded from Heron Island, Queensland.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2018, Cabillus atripelvicus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 21 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5270
Cabillus atripelvicus Randall, Sakamoto & Shibukawa 2007
More Info
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Distribution |
Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the tropical, west Pacific. |
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Features |
A species of Cabillus with the following combination characters: dorsal-fin rays VI-I, 9; anal-fin rays I,8; pectoral-fin rays 18–20; longitudinal scale series 27–29; predorsal scales 7–9; prepelvic scales 5–7; posterior oculoscapular canal and associated pores absent; two longitudinal rows of four sensory papillae on chin behind mental flap; body depth 5.9–6.55 in SL; head length 3.35–3.6 in SL; head depth 1.3–1.35 in head width; caudal fin 3.3–3.6 in SL; pectoral fins extending posterior to a vertical at origin of anal fin. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from the other species of the genus in having 18-20 pectoral-fin rays, median predorsal scales, longer pectoral fins, and a distinctive color pattern, including black pelvic fins. |
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Etymology |
The specific name atripelvicus is from the Latin ater for black and pelvicus, in reference to the very dark pelvic fins. |
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Species Citation |
Cabillus atripelvicus Randall, Sakamoto & Shibukawa 2007, Ichthyol. Res. 54: 41, figs 1-2. Type locality: Miyanohama Bay, Chichi-jima, Ogasawara Islands, Japan. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Resources |
Cabillus atripelvicus Randall, Sakamoto & Shibukawa 2007
References
Kovačić, M. & Bogorodsky, S.V. 2013. Two new species of Cabillus (Perciformes: Gobiidae) and the first record of Cabillus macrophthalmus from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3717(2): 179–194.
Randall, J.E., Sakamoto, K. & Shibukawa, K. 2007. Cabillus atripelvicus, a new species of gobiid fish from the Ogasawara Islands, with a key to species of the genus. Ichthyological Research 54: 38-43 See ref online, open access
Shibukawa, K. & Aizawa, M. 2013. Cabillus pexus, a new marine goby (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from Amami-oshima, Ryulyu Islands, Japan. Bull. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci. Ser. A 39(3): 133-142.
