Elongate Coralgoby, Gobiodon prolixus Winterbottom & Harold, 2005
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© Arthur Anker
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Gobiodon
- Species
- prolixus
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- It grows to at least 3.2 cm in length.
Introduction
Gobiodon prolixus is a newly described species of coralgoby. The species occurs in scattered localities throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific on on coral reefs.
Identification
It has five vertical blue lines on the head and pectoral fin base. The body is brown to pale brown. The species name prolixus comes from the Latin word meaning 'stretched out long' and refers to the long body of this species compared with other species of Gobiodon.
An Elongate Coralgoby caught at South Solitary Island, New South Wales, September 1976. It was photographed in an aquarium.
Image: Rudie Kuiter© Rudie Kuiter
Habitat
The species occurs on coral reefs.
Distribution
Gobiodon prolixus occurs has been collected from scattered localities throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific. In Australia it is known from northern Queensland and northern New South Wales.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
References
- Winterbottom, R. & A.S. Harold. 2005. Gobiodon prolixus, a new species of gobiid fish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Indo-west Pacific. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 118(3): 582-589.
