Redescription of Bathygobius albopunctatus (Valenciennes, 1837) and a note on its distribution

Goren M.

Date de parution: février 1988
Volume: 12
Number: 1
Pagination: 037-043
Editeur: Société Française d'Ichtyologie
doi: https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/1988-121-005
Résumé

Bathygobius albopunctatus (Val., 1837) is redescribed and a lectotype is designated. The species is characterized by pectoral fins with 17-20 rays. The upper four rays, partially free of membrane, are branched once, proximate to their base. D VI, I9, A 17-8. Interorbital space is narrower than eye diameter. There are 34-39 scales along the body, 16-22 predorsal scales which do not reach eyes and no scales on opercle and preopercle. Anterior and posterior oculoscapular canals are not connected. White spots are scattered on the head and form 6-10 irregular lines along the body, with 3-5 vertical rows on the pectoral base and on the proximate part of the fin. B. albopunctatus  was recorded from the western Indian Ocean and from New Caledonia and Thursday Islands.

Mots-clés: Bathygobius albopunctatus - Gobiidae - ISEW New Caledonia - ISW West Indian Ocean - Taxonomy
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