Cheekspine Goby, Asterropteryx ensifera (Bleeker 1874)
Other Names: Bluedot Goby, Blue-speckled Rubble Goby, Blue-spotted Rubble Goby
A Cheekspine Goby, Asterropteryx ensifera, at North Bali, Indonesia. Source: Jim Greenfield / FishBase. License: All rights reserved
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Video of a Cheekspine Goby, Asterropteryx ensifera, in Bali, Indonesia.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Asterropteryx ensifera in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/86
Cheekspine Goby, Asterropteryx ensifera (Bleeker 1874)
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Distribution |
Recorded in Australia from North Reef, Western Australia, and Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, and the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Eslewhere the species is widespread in the tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific. Inhabits extensive coral rubble areas, especially on seaward reefs exposed to currents. |
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Etymology |
The specific name ensifera is from the Latin ensifer meaning 'sword'. |
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Species Citation |
Brachyeleotris ensifera Bleeker, 1874, Verslag. Meded. Konink. Akad. Wetensch. 2 7: 375. Type locality: Kajeli: Buru Island. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Cheekspine Goby, Asterropteryx ensifera (Bleeker 1874)
References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Bleeker, P. 1874. Notice sur les genres Amblyeleotris, Valenciennesia et Brachyeleotris. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Afdeeling Natuurjunde). Amsterdam 2 7: 372-376.
Kuiter, R.H. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Melbourne : Zoonetics pp. 623–893.
Larson, H. & Greenfield, D. 2016. Asterropteryx ensifera. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T193000A2182841. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T193000A2182841.en. Downloaded on 26 July 2018.
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.
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. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
