Gobiodon ater

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gobioidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Gobiaria Ordo: Gobiiformes Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Gobiidae
Subfamilia: Gobiinae
Genus: Gobiodon
Species: Gobiodon ater

Name

Gobiodon ater Herler et al., 2013

• Holotype: NMW 94612.
• Paratypes: NMW 94613 (1); BMNH 2012.3.20.1 (1), 2012.3.20.2 (1); MNHN 2012-0110 (1), 2012-0111 (1).

Type locality: Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt, Dahab, “Napoleon Reef”, 28°28’15”N, 34°30’33”E [1], 1 m depth.

Etymology: This species is named after its uniformly black life colouration (ater = Latin word for “black”), which even includes the eye.

Vernacular names

English: Black Coralgoby

References

• Herler, J.; Bogorodsky, S.V.; Suzuki, T. 2013: Four new species of coral gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiodon), with comments on their relationships within the genus. Zootaxa 3709(4): 301–329. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3709.4.1 Reference page.