Bynoe Goby, Amblygobius bynoensis (Richardson 1844)


Other Names: Byno Goby, Bynoe's Goby

A Bynoe Goby, Amblygobius bynoensis, at Heron Point, Learmonth, Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, November 2019. Source: Alex Hoschke / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:
A pale goby with two dark stripes along the body that may fade before the tail, a black spot on the tail base, and indistinct bars across the back and upper sides.

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Bray, D.J. 2020, Amblygobius bynoensis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/72

Bynoe Goby, Amblygobius bynoensis (Richardson 1844)

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Distribution

Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia, around the tropical north to Masthead Island, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the east-Indo-west Pacific.
Inhabits silty, sandy and rubble areas in protected bays and harbours. Pairs often hover just above the bottom. 

Species Citation

Gobius bynoensis Richardson 1844, Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror 2(2): 1, pl. 1(1, 2). Type locality: Bynoe Harbour, Northern Territory (as Coasts of Western Australia).

Author

Bray, D.J. 2020

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Bynoe Goby, Amblygobius bynoensis (Richardson 1844)

References


Alleyne, H.G. & Macleay, W.J. 1877. The ichthyology of the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1(3–4): 261-281, 321-359, pls 3-9, 10-17

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. 

Hutchins, B. 2004. Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 343–398 

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. 

Larson, H.K. & Murdy, E.O. 2001. Eleotridae, Gobiidae. pp. 3574-3604 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.

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 

Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds) The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. 

Macleay, W.J. 1878. The fishes of Port Darwin. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 2(4): 344-367 pls 7-10 

Richardson, J. 1844. Ichthyology. pp. 1-16 pls 1-6, 7-8 (parts), 9-10 in Richardson, J. & Gray, J.E. (eds) The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839–43. London : E.W. Janson Vol. 2. See ref online

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CAAB Code:37428045

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:10 cm SL

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