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Istigobius ornatus (Rüppell, 1830) 
AphiaID: 219505

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Istigobius (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Istigobius Whitley, 1932
Synonymised
taxa
  Acentrogobius ornatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Ctenogobius calderae (Evermann & Seale, 1906)
Gobius calderae Evermann & Seale, 1906
Gobius ehrenbergii Valenciennes, 1837
Gobius elegans Valenciennes, 1837
Gobius interstinctus Richardson, 1844
Gobius ornatus Rüppell, 1830
Gobius periophthalmoides Bleeker, 1851
Gobius stephensoni Whitley, 1932
Gobius thurstoni Day, 1888
Gobius ventralis Valenciennes, 1837
Gobius venustulus Fowler, 1904
Istigobius elegans (Valenciennes, 1837)
Istigobius stephensoni (Whitley, 1932)
Rhinogobius calderae (Evermann & Seale, 1906)
Sicyopterus maritimus Fourmanoir, 1955
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English ornate goby  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Eritrea [details]
Kenya [details]
Madagascar [details]
Mozambique [details]
Red Sea [details]
Seychelles [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To ITIS
Notes  Description: Inhabits mangroves and silty, rocky areas; occasionally found in rubble reef areas. Only single individuals were observed; many individuals found scattered over a small area. [details]

Remark: Often classified in Acentrogobius <307>. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219505
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
1998-06-18 06:08:16Z  changed  Fondo, Esther
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Istigobius ornatus (Rüppell, 1830). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219505 on 2013-05-26
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