WoRMS taxon details
Stonogobiops dracula Polunin & Lubbock, 1977
219570 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219570)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Polunin, N. V. C.; Lubbock, R. (1977). Prawn-associated gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Seychelles, western Indian Ocean: systematics and ecology. <em>Journal of Zoology (London).</em> 183 (pt 1): 63-101., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1977.tb04174.x [details]
Description Occurs in pairs and hovers above the burrow entrance. Lives symbiotically with @Alpheus randalli@ Banner & Banner, the...
Description Occurs in pairs and hovers above the burrow entrance. Lives symbiotically with @Alpheus randalli@ Banner & Banner, the red-and-white barred shrimp. The two large triangular recurved teeth is sharp and its bite can draw blood. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Stonogobiops dracula Polunin & Lubbock, 1977. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219570 on 2026-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Polunin, N. V. C.; Lubbock, R. (1977). Prawn-associated gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Seychelles, western Indian Ocean: systematics and ecology. <em>Journal of Zoology (London).</em> 183 (pt 1): 63-101., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1977.tb04174.x [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in pairs and hovers above the burrow entrance. Lives symbiotically with @Alpheus randalli@ Banner & Banner, the red-and-white barred shrimp. The two large triangular recurved teeth is sharp and its bite can draw blood. [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To FishBase
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stonogobiops dracula FIN028780 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To FishBase
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stonogobiops dracula FIN028780 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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