species: Gobiodon sp. d in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Gobiodon sp. d


©Marty Hing: Gobiodon sp. d from off Coconut Beach, Lizard Island. These fish were captured for research under permit using clove oil and were released alive.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Gobiidae
Genus Gobiodon
Species Gobiodon sp. d

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

Distinguishing features

Uniform red or brown/red body colouration, black fins, five blue vertical lines on the face (similar to Gobiodon quinquestrigatus), and a gold ring around the eye.

Gobiodon sp D is a local name for this species, used by coral goby researchers at Lizard Island.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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References

  • Hing, M.L., O.S. Klanten, M.Y.L. Wong and M. Dowton (2019). Drivers of sociality in Gobiodon fishes: an assessment of phylogeny, ecology and life-history. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 137: 263-273. LIRS catalog number 2308.