Starry Goby (species: Asterropteryx semipunctata) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Asterropteryx semipunctata
Starry Goby


©Anne Hoggett: Asterropteryx semipunctata near the sandspit at Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group. Common in this area.

©Anne Hoggett: Asterropteryx semipunctata about 5 cm long at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

©Andy Lewis: Starry Goby, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Gobiidae
Genus Asterropteryx
Species Asterropteryx semipunctata

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Blotchy brown/green with rows of bright blue spots on sides.

Size

  • Up to 6 cm (length according to Allen et al, 2003)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Caley, M.J. (1991). Mechanisms of coexistence in communities of coral-reef fishes, Ph.D. thesis, University of Sydney. LIRS catalog number 307.
  • Caley, M.J. (1995). Community dynamics of tropical reef fishes: local patterns between latitudes, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 129: 7-18. LIRS catalog number 447.
  • Caley, M.J. (1995). Reef fish community structure and dynamics: in interaction between local and larger-scale processes? Marine Ecology Progress Series, 129: 19-29. LIRS catalog number 448.
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