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Priolepis nuchifasciata

(Orange reef-goby)

Overview

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Family : Gobies ; Found in rocky estuary reefs, in small caves, usually down in pairs[1].

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Orange reef-goby

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

頸紋鋸鱗鰕虎魚, 颈纹锯鳞鰕虎鱼

Description

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Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -3 meters (0 to -10 feet).[2]

Biome: Marine .

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Gobius nuchifasciatus Günther • Priolepis nuchifasciataPriolepis nuchifasciata< /i> (Günther • Priolepis nuchifasciatusPriolepis nuchifasciatus (Günther, 1873) • Priolepis nuchifasciatus< /i> (Günther • Priolepis nuchifasciatus< /i> (Günther

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 04-Nov-2003

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Priolepis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 15 species and subspecies in this genus:

P. aureoviridis (Yellow-Green Goby) · P. boreus (Pacific Convict Goby) · P. cinctus (Orange-Speckled Pygmy-Goby) · P. compita (Crossroads Goby) · P. eugenius (Convict Goby) · P. farcimen (Farcimen Goby) · P. hipoliti (Rusty Gody) · P. inhaca (Scissortail) · P. limbatosquamis (Rimmed-Scaled Goby) · P. nocturna (Orange Reef-Goby) · P. nuchifasciata (Orange Reef-Goby) · P. pallidicincta (Pale-Barred Goby) · P. randalli (Randall's Goby) · P. semidoliata (Half-Banded Reef-Goby) · P. winterbottomi (Foureyed Sole)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Kuiter, R.H. (1993). Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. Crawford House Press Pty Ltd. Australia. 437 p. [back]
  2. Mean = 405.670 meters (1,330.938 feet), Standard Deviation = 353.920 based on 3 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012