FB-67186 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67186 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anabantiformes Badidae Dario Dario kajal Britz & Kullander, 2013 Akaten-koban-haze Gobiodon erythrospilus (non Bleeker, 1875) Gobiodon rivulatus (non Rüppell, 1830) Gobiodon rivulatus rivulatus (non Rüppell, 1830) Gobiodon sp. Not applicable Gobiodon sp. 1 Not applicable Gobiodon sp. 2 Not applicable 2013-12-10 2015-01-15 Shibukawa, K., Suzuki, T. and M. Aizawa0 <i>Gobiodon aoyagii</i>, a new coral goby (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae, Gobiinae) from the West Pacific, with redescription of a similarly colored Congener <i>Gobiodon erythrospilus</i> Bleeker, 1875. Bull. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci. 39(3):143-165. (Ref. 94251) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-67195 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2013-12-12 00:00:00 2013-12-12 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67195 Observed in protected bays and reef edges and slopes of Japan, in the interstices among branches of corals of the genus Acropora. In Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef, it is reported to almost totally be confined to Acropora tenuis (Ref. 94251). Shibukawa, K., Suzuki, T. and M. Aizawa 2013 <i>Gobiodon aoyagii</i>, a new coral goby (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae, Gobiinae) from the West Pacific, with redescription of a similarly colored Congener <i>Gobiodon erythrospilus</i> Bleeker, 1875. Bull. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci. 39(3):143-165. (Ref. 94251) FB-DiagnosticDescr-67195 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2013-12-12 00:00:00 2013-12-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67195 This species is distinguished by the following characters: many reddish spots/stripes on a yellow-green or sky-blue body; when alive or freshly-collected, it differs from similar reddish-spotted/lined congeners, G. erythrospilus and G. histrio, by having the following unique coloration: 2 reddish circular spots (rather than linear spots) on pectoral-fin base (vs. reddish markings on pectoral-fin base usually forming vertical bars in G. erythrospilus and G. histrio, except for small specimens of the former with discontinuous bars); reddish spots on ventral surface of head (vs. none); reddish crescent-like bar along bases of pectoral fin rays absent (vs. present); in in alcohol-preserved specimens, all reddish spots are largely or entirely faded, but this species can be readily identified by having its unique squamation, i.e., 3-4 rows of weakly ctenoid and/or cycloid scales on caudal peduncle (vs. no scales or a single row of minute cycloid scales on caudal peduncle in the congeners); with a deep, inflected interopercular-isthmus groove; unsegmented caudal-fin rays, upper with 5-6, lower with 4-6; no distinct dusky spot at dorsoposterior corner of operculum (Ref. 94251). Shibukawa, K., Suzuki, T. and M. Aizawa 2013 <i>Gobiodon aoyagii</i>, a new coral goby (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae, Gobiinae) from the West Pacific, with redescription of a similarly colored Congener <i>Gobiodon erythrospilus</i> Bleeker, 1875. Bull. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci. 39(3):143-165. (Ref. 94251) FB-Morphology-67195 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2013-12-12 00:00:00 2013-12-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67195 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 25 - 27 Shibukawa, K., Suzuki, T. and M. Aizawa 2013 <i>Gobiodon aoyagii</i>, a new coral goby (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae, Gobiinae) from the West Pacific, with redescription of a similarly colored Congener <i>Gobiodon erythrospilus</i> Bleeker, 1875. Bull. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci. 39(3):143-165. (Ref. 94251) FB-Distribution-67195 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2013-12-12 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67195 Western Pacific: Japan to Australia, including the Philippines, East Indies (Cocos Is. Or Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea. Shibukawa, K., Suzuki, T. and M. Aizawa 2013 <i>Gobiodon aoyagii</i>, a new coral goby (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae, Gobiinae) from the West Pacific, with redescription of a similarly colored Congener <i>Gobiodon erythrospilus</i> Bleeker, 1875. Bull. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci. 39(3):143-165. (Ref. 94251) FB-Size-67195 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2013-12-12 00:00:00 2013-12-12 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67195 3.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 94251)) Shibukawa, K., Suzuki, T. and M. Aizawa 2013 <i>Gobiodon aoyagii</i>, a new coral goby (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae, Gobiinae) from the West Pacific, with redescription of a similarly colored Congener <i>Gobiodon erythrospilus</i> Bleeker, 1875. Bull. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci. 39(3):143-165. (Ref. 94251) 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-67195 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2013-12-12 00:00:00 2013-12-12 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67195 benthopelagic; marine; depth range 2 - 10 m (Ref. 94251) Shibukawa, K., Suzuki, T. and M. Aizawa 2013 <i>Gobiodon aoyagii</i>, a new coral goby (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae, Gobiinae) from the West Pacific, with redescription of a similarly colored Congener <i>Gobiodon erythrospilus</i> Bleeker, 1875. Bull. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci. 39(3):143-165. (Ref. 94251)