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Species in the genus Stonogobiops: [ 7 ] records


dracula, Stonogobiops Polunin [N. V. C.] & Lubbock [R.] 1977:74, Figs. 6-7 [Journal of Zoology (London) v. 183 (pt 1); ref. 3540] Baie Ternay, Mahé, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean, depth about 20 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1975.5.5.18. Paratypes: BMNH 1975.5.5.19 (1), BPBM 18079 (1). •Valid as Stonogobiops dracula Polunin & Lubbock 1977 -- (Hoese & Randall 1982:5 [ref. 5297], Randall & Goren 1993:21 [ref. 21131], Iwata & Hirata 1994:189 [ref. 21443], Myers 1999:241 [ref. 23965], Yoshino & Shimada 2001:408 [ref. 25786], Parenti 2021:223 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:134 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Stonogobiops dracula Polunin & Lubbock 1977. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Seychelles, western Mascarenes (La Réunion), Maldives. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

larsonae, Myersina Allen [G. R.] 1999:49, Fig. 1 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 26 (no. 1/2); ref. 24275] East side of Cassini Island, Kimberley Coast, Western Australia, 13°57.48'S, 125°38.12'E, depth 30 meters. Holotype: WAM P.31470-001. Paratypes: WAM P.31470-002 (2). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:44 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Stenogobius larsonae (Allen 1999) -- (Shibukawa & Satapoomin 2006:29 [ref. 28710]). •Valid as Stonogobiops larsonae (Allen 1999) -- (Hoese & Larson 2006:1684 [ref. 29097], Parenti 2021:223 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:975 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Stonogobiops larsonae (Allen 1999). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Anambas Islands and West Papua (Indonesia); Cebu (Philippines); northern Western Australia. IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

medon, Stonogobiops Hoese [D. F.] & Randall [J. E.] 1982:7, Pl. 2 (A-B); Figs. 1-2 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 1; ref. 5297] Off point at northern end of Hanauu Bay, Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 35 meters. Holotype: BPBM 11817. Paratypes: AMS I.22478 [ex BPBM 12826] (1); BPBM 12604 (1), 12826 (1); USNM 231345 (1). •Valid as Stonogobiops medon Hoese & Randall 1982 -- (Iwata & Hirata 1994:189 [ref. 21443], Randall & Earle 2000:20 [ref. 25806], Yoshino & Shimada 2001:408 [ref. 25786], Randall 2005:550 [ref. 28239], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:8 [ref. 33988], Parenti 2021:223 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Stonogobiops medon Hoese & Randall 1982. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

nematodes, Stonogobiops Hoese [D. F.] & Randall [J. E.] 1982:13, Pl. 3 (B-C); Figs. 1, 4 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 1; ref. 5297] Off South Seas Resort Hotel, Dumaguete City, Negros, Philippines, depth 65 feet. Holotype (unique): BPBM 27854. •Valid as Stonogobiops nematodes Hoese & Randall 1982 -- (Iwata & Hirata 1994:189 [ref. 21443], Senou & Ren 1999:2 [ref. 24596], Suzuki et al. 1999:2 [ref. 24393], Myers 1999:241 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:1224 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:121 [ref. 25868], Larson & Murdy 2001:3599 [ref. 26293], Yoshino & Shimada 2001:408 [ref. 25786], Nakabo 2002:1224 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:60 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa 2009:286 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:219 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:882 [ref. 31980], Ghanbarifardi & Lagzian 2019:388 [ref. 37241], Parenti 2021:223 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:134 [ref. 39971], Allen & Erdmann 2024:975 [ref. 40796], Larson & Murugan 2026:53 [ref. 43020]). Current status: Valid as Stonogobiops nematodes Hoese & Randall 1982. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Persian Gulf and Seychelles east to Philippines and Palau, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan). IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

pentafasciata, Stonogobiops Iwata [A.] & Hirata [T.] 1994:189, Figs. 1-2 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 41 (no. 2); ref. 21443] Kashiwajima Island, 32°45'N, 132°38'E, Otsuki-cho, Hata-gun, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: NSMT-P 45538. Paratypes: AMS I.34235-001 (1), LICPP 1991547 (1), BMNH 1993.9.7.2 (1). Combined with a masculine genus, the adjective should be pentafasciatus. •Valid as Stonogobiops pentafasciatus Iwata & Hirata 1994 (often seen as pentafasciata) -- (Tomonori et al. 1994:6 [ref. 24598], Nakabo 2000:1224 [ref. 25182], Yoshino & Shimada 2001:408 [ref. 25786], Nakabo 2002:1224 [ref. 26193], Parenti 2021:224 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Stonogobiops pentafasciatus Iwata & Hirata 1994. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan. IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

xanthorhinica, Stonogobiops Hoese [D. F.] & Randall [J. E.] 1982:10, Pls. 2C, 3A; Figs. 1, 3 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 1; ref. 5297] South side of Rausch Pass, Madang, New Guinea, depth 38 meters. Holotype: BPBM 27475. Paratypes: AMS I.22475-001 (1, c&s), I.22476-001 (1), I.22477-001 (1), 22741-001 (1); BMNH 1982.1.26.4-6 (3); BPBM 19990 (1), 27476 (1); SMBL 78010-13 (1, 1, 1, 1) [not seen at FAKU]; USNM 231346 (1). Combined with a masculine genus, the adjective should be xanthorhinicus. •Valid as Stonogobiops xanthorhinicus Hoese & Randall 1982 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:259 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:407 [ref. 15987], Iwata & Hirata 1994:189 [ref. 21443], Randall et al. 1997:407 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:241 [ref. 23965], Larson & Murdy 2001:3599 [ref. 26293], Yoshino & Shimada 2001:408 [ref. 25786], Nakabo 2002:1224 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:60 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:551 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1684 [ref. 29097], Allen & Erdmann 2012:882 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:172 [ref. 33932], Parenti 2021:224 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:977 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Stonogobiops xanthorhinicus Hoese & Randall 1982. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali and Kalimantan (Indonesia) east to Palau and Papua New Guinea, north to Philippines, south to Solomon Islands. IUCN (2021): Least Concern (as. Stonogobiops xanthorhinica). Habitat: marine.

yasha, Stonogobiops Yoshino [T.] & Shimada [K.] 2001:405, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Research v. 48 (no. 4); ref. 25786] Off Maeda Cape, 26°27'N, 127°47'E, Onna Village, Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa Island, depth 38 meters. Holotype: URM-P 38121. Paratypes: NSMT-P 58702 (2); URM-P 4947 (1, c&s), 8332 (1), 38544-45 (2), 38553 (1), 38595 (1). •Valid as Stonogobiops yasha Yoshino & Shimada 2001 -- (Nakabo 2002:1224 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:60 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:551 [ref. 28239], Randall et al. 2005:130 [ref. 28745], Allen & Erdmann 2012:882 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:224 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:977 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Stonogobiops yasha Yoshino & Shimada 2001. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia); Palau; Ryukyu Islands and Izu Islands (Japan); New Caledonia. IUCN (2021): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.


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