FB-69576 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69576 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gobiiformes Eleotridae Eleotris Eleotris bosetoi Mennesson, Keith, Ebner & Gerbeaux, 2016 Howson's coralgoby 2021-11-30 2021-11-30 ECoF, Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes0 Catalog of Fishes. 1985 - onwards. CITATION NOT TO BE USED OUTSIDE FISHBASE. SEE REMARKS. Authorship varies in time: Eschmeyer, W.N.; Fricke, R.; Van der Laan, R. Web database. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp (Ref. 123477) Allen, G.R.0 Gobiodon howsoni, a new species of coral reef fish (Gobiidae: Teleostei) from Rowley Shoals, Western Australia. aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 27(1):11-20. (Ref. 125637) Bray, D.,J.0 Gobiodon howsoni. In Fishes of Australia, accessed 11 Jun 2022, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5608 (Ref. 125638) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-GeneralDescr-69585 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-01-11 00:00:00 2022-01-11 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69585 Occurs in lagoon coral reefs, sheltering among dense branches of Acropora corals, especially A. longicyanthus (Ref. 125638). Allen, G.R. 2021 Gobiodon howsoni, a new species of coral reef fish (Gobiidae: Teleostei) from Rowley Shoals, Western Australia. aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 27(1):11-20. (Ref. 125637) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69585 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-01-11 00:00:00 2022-01-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69585 This species is distinguished by the following characters: colouration pattern: semitranslucent greyish with a bifurcate white stripe straddling the spinal column, back with a narrow brown stripe extending from the side of the nape to the caudal peduncle, and a wider brown stripe on the ventral part of the body extending from the pectoral-fin axil to the caudal peduncle; some smaller individuals (less than about 2.0 cm SL) have a strong yellow tint on the head and body, and lack the dorsal-most brown stripe on the side; differs from most of its congeners in having a relatively low number of pectoral-fin rays 15-17, usually 16; D VI+I,10; A I,9 (rarely I,8); branched caudal-fin rays usually 15 (sometimes 14, especially specimens < 16 mm SL), anterior dentary has a single enlarged canine posterior to the main band of smaller teeth, and the aperture of the genital papilla reaching or nearly reaching anal-fin origin when adpressed (Ref. 125637). Allen, G.R. 2021 Gobiodon howsoni, a new species of coral reef fish (Gobiidae: Teleostei) from Rowley Shoals, Western Australia. aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 27(1):11-20. (Ref. 125637) FB-Morphology-69585 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-01-11 00:00:00 2022-01-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69585 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 26 Allen, G.R. 2021 Gobiodon howsoni, a new species of coral reef fish (Gobiidae: Teleostei) from Rowley Shoals, Western Australia. aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 27(1):11-20. (Ref. 125637) FB-Distribution-69585 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-01-11 00:00:00 2025-04-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69585 Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Allen, G.R. 2021 Gobiodon howsoni, a new species of coral reef fish (Gobiidae: Teleostei) from Rowley Shoals, Western Australia. aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 27(1):11-20. (Ref. 125637) FB-Size-69585 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-01-11 00:00:00 2022-01-11 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69585 2.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 125637)) Allen, G.R. 2021 Gobiodon howsoni, a new species of coral reef fish (Gobiidae: Teleostei) from Rowley Shoals, Western Australia. aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 27(1):11-20. (Ref. 125637) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69585 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-01-11 00:00:00 2022-01-11 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69585 reef-associated; marine; depth range ? - 12 m (Ref. 125637) Allen, G.R. 2021 Gobiodon howsoni, a new species of coral reef fish (Gobiidae: Teleostei) from Rowley Shoals, Western Australia. aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 27(1):11-20. (Ref. 125637)