Istigobius decoratus (Herre, 1927)

Decorated Sandgoby

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f1f6d1cd-1e0c-411a-9168-8ab0f33f67ae

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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: Western Australian Museum
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Description

The Decorated Sandgoby is pale or sandy-coloured with a series of spots and dashes along the sides of the body. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

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Species Lists

RLS profile v3
Frequency: 2.793
Range: 1749.943
Abundance: 3.5
Depth: (0–16 m)
Invasive: Not known to be invasive
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea to Samoa and Taiwan to Lord Howe Island.
Max_size: 130 mm
Common_Name: Decorated Sandgoby;Decorated goby
Threats: No major threats to this species are known
IUCN_Threat_status: Not assessed
Commercial_Uses: None, other than trivial captures for aquarium trade

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Istigobius decoratus

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Rhinogobius decoratus Herre, 1927
Published in: Herre, A.W. 1927. Gobies of the Philippines and China Seas. Monogr. Bur. Sci. Manila Vol. 23 pp. 1-352 pls 1-30

Common Names

Common name Source
Decorated Sand-goby
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Decorated Goby
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Decorated Sandgoby
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
GOBIOIDEI
family
GOBIIDAE
genus
Istigobius
species
Istigobius decoratus  Recorded in Australia

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