First record of a goby Sueviota larsonae (Perciformes: Gobiidae: Gobiinae) from Amami-oshima Island, Ryukyu Island, Japan

A single specimen of a gobiid fish, Sueviota larsonae Winterbottom and Hoese, was collected from a small mass of sponge of the poecilosclerid suborder Microcionina, accidentally hooked by longline at a depth of 64 m in a sheltered bay at Amami-oshima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. It represents the...

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Published inGyoruigaku zasshi Vol. 55; no. 2
Main Authors Shibukawa, K.(Nagao Natural Environment Foundation, Tokyo (Japan)), Shinohara, G, Matsuura, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published 01.11.2008
Subjects
DISTRIBUCION GEOGRAFICA
DISTRIBUTION GEOGRAPHIQUE
EAST CHINA SEA
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
GOBIIDAE
IDENTIFICACION
IDENTIFICATION
ILE
ISLANDS
ISLAS
MAR DE CHINA ORIENTAL
MER DE CHINE ORIENTALE
NOMENCLATURA
NOMENCLATURE
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Summary:A single specimen of a gobiid fish, Sueviota larsonae Winterbottom and Hoese, was collected from a small mass of sponge of the poecilosclerid suborder Microcionina, accidentally hooked by longline at a depth of 64 m in a sheltered bay at Amami-oshima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. It represents the first record from Japanese waters and the northernmost record for the species. A brief account of the morphology of the Japanese specimen is provided with color photographs.
Bibliography:L60
2009000252
ISSN:0021-5090