VANDERHORSTIA PHAEOSTICTUS - (RANDALL, SHAO & CHEN, 2007)
Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobioidei (Suborder) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Vanderhorstia (Genus)
Yellowfoot shrimpgoby,
Synonymes
Vanderhorstia phaeosticta (Randall, Shao & Chen, 2007)
Ctenogobiops phaeostictus (Randall, Shao & Chen, 2007)
Ctenogobius phaeostictus (Randall, Shao & Chen, 2007)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 13. Characterized by having variable color, often pale grey to yellowish with row of large, diffuse blackish blotches on lower half of side; blue-edged yellow spots prominent on lower side between or on margin of blackish blotches; 6-7 diffuse, blackish saddles on back; head with yellow oblique bands; yellow pelvic fins with blue spots in adult ale; dorsal fin rays with short brown lines; prolonged filament formed by third dorsal spine, sometimes more than 50% SL in adult male; united pelvic fins, presence of well developed frenum; longitudinal scale series 46-52; circumpeduncular scales 11-12; cycloid body scales; head without scales except side of nape; greatest depth of body 5.8-6.5 in SL: ovate caudal fin, longer than head length. Max length : 15 cm TL. Depth range 8 - 20 m.
Etymology
Vanderhorstia: In honnor of Professor C.J. van der Horst (1889 - 1951) of the Witwatersrand University (South Africa) for a donnation of fishes collection.
phaeostictus: Name from Greek 'phaeos' meaning brown or dusky, and 'stictus' for small spots; refers to the profusion of small dark spots on the body.
Original description: Ctenogobiops phaeostictus Randall, Shao & Chen, 2007. Locality type: Lagoon side of Pig. Island, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Distribution
Western Pacific: East Indian region to New Caledonia, north to Ryukyu Islands. Reported from Papua New Guinea.
Biology
Inhabits sandy shores, sometimes in seagrass.
Similar species
Vanderhorstia ornatissima (Smith, 1959) - Restricted to the Indian Ocean.
Yellowfoot shrimpgoby,
Synonymes
Vanderhorstia phaeosticta (Randall, Shao & Chen, 2007)
Ctenogobiops phaeostictus (Randall, Shao & Chen, 2007)
Ctenogobius phaeostictus (Randall, Shao & Chen, 2007)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 13. Characterized by having variable color, often pale grey to yellowish with row of large, diffuse blackish blotches on lower half of side; blue-edged yellow spots prominent on lower side between or on margin of blackish blotches; 6-7 diffuse, blackish saddles on back; head with yellow oblique bands; yellow pelvic fins with blue spots in adult ale; dorsal fin rays with short brown lines; prolonged filament formed by third dorsal spine, sometimes more than 50% SL in adult male; united pelvic fins, presence of well developed frenum; longitudinal scale series 46-52; circumpeduncular scales 11-12; cycloid body scales; head without scales except side of nape; greatest depth of body 5.8-6.5 in SL: ovate caudal fin, longer than head length. Max length : 15 cm TL. Depth range 8 - 20 m.
Etymology
Vanderhorstia: In honnor of Professor C.J. van der Horst (1889 - 1951) of the Witwatersrand University (South Africa) for a donnation of fishes collection.
phaeostictus: Name from Greek 'phaeos' meaning brown or dusky, and 'stictus' for small spots; refers to the profusion of small dark spots on the body.
Original description: Ctenogobiops phaeostictus Randall, Shao & Chen, 2007. Locality type: Lagoon side of Pig. Island, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Distribution
Western Pacific: East Indian region to New Caledonia, north to Ryukyu Islands. Reported from Papua New Guinea.
Biology
Inhabits sandy shores, sometimes in seagrass.
Similar species
Vanderhorstia ornatissima (Smith, 1959) - Restricted to the Indian Ocean.