Eastern Gobbleguts, Vincentia novaehollandiae (Valenciennes, 1832)
Scientific name: Vincentia novaehollandiae
Alternative name/s:
Southern Gobbleguts
Southern Gobbleguts
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An Eastern Gobbleguts at a depth of 10 m, Fly Point, Port Stephens, New South Wales, April 1999.
Image: Erik Schlögl
© Erik Schlögl
© Erik Schlögl
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Vincentia
- Species
- novaehollandiae
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- The species grows to 10 cm in length.
Introduction
The Eastern Gobbleguts is brown with pale to dark speckles. It occurs in sheltered marine waters.
Identification
The Eastern Gobbleguts has a large oblique mouth and two separate dorsal fins. It is brown with pale to dark speckles.
Distribution
It occurs in sheltered marine waters from southern Queensland to central 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.
Distribution data sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia
Breeding behaviours
The species is a mouth brooder.
References
- Kuiter, R.H. & T. Kozawa. 1999. Fishes of the Indo-West Pacific. Apogonidae. CD Version 1.0 Zoonetics.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
