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Kelloggella quindecimfasciata

Central Goby

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Central Goby

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Maldives - Pitcairn; n. to s.Japan; s. to Cooks

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Marine, near-shore

KEY FEATURES: To 20mm. Male - with ~12 broad bars on body continuing in to second dorsal. 1st Dorsal with posterior dark spot. Female - bars reduced to paired blotches, no spot on 1st dorsal.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Scientific Taxonomy

Kelloggella quindecimfasciata (Fowler, 1946)
SYNONYMS: Agunia quindecimfasciata [O]; Kelloggella oligolepis

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Gobioidei; GOBIIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: Smith 1959 Gobiid fishes of the families... of the western Indian Ocean. Ichth. Bull. Rhodes Univ. 13: 185-225.

References:
Special Reference: Smith 1959 Gobiid fishes of the families... of the western Indian Ocean. Ichth. Bull. Rhodes Univ. 13: 185-225. cited in: Myers 1991. Micronesian Reef Fishes. 2nd Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada Guam.

text p.241 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate -239/e Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia

Data Update History (information):
zB02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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