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Istigobius spence (Smith, 1947) 
AphiaID: 219506

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 aestuarius Smith, 1959
 Acentrogobius spence (Smith, 1947)
 Gobius spence Smith, 1947
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record: Smith, J.L.B. & M.M. Smith (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. Grahamstown. [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]

from synonym: MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English pearl goby  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Kenya [details]
Mozambique [details]
Seychelles [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Links To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To ITIS
Notes  Description: Occurs in turbid coastal areas near river mouths at less than 1 m to at least 12 m. [details]

Remark: Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219506
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Istigobius spence (Smith, 1947). 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=219506 on 2013-05-21
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