Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of Madang District, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 820 new records Author Fricke, Ronald Author Allen, Gerald R. Author Andréfouët, Serge Author Chen, Wei-Jen Author Hamel, Mélanie A. Author Laboute, Pierre Author Mana, Ralph Author Hui, Tan Heok Author Uyeno, Daisuke text Zootaxa 2014 3832 1 1 247 journal article 45252 10.11646/zootaxa.3832.1.1 8646401a-8028-4795-a6d6-1f9d75607e41 1175-5326 250559 BAB612A4-03DB-4958-BEB1-92DE278FBB90 Silhouettea sp. STATUS AT MADANG. Recorded from Madang, based on WAM material (identified by D. F. Hoese). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Marine. Stenogobius beauforti (Weber, 1908) —Beaufort's goby STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Watson (1991: 648) . Also recorded as Stenogobius laterisquamatus (non Weber, 1908) by Watson (1991: 601) ; previously reported as Stenogobius genivattatus (non Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837) by Kailola (1975: 217) . AMS and KFRS material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Endemic to northern Papua New Guinea . Found on sand or sand-gravel bottom of freshwater creeks; larvae in adjacent marine habitats, 0– 5 m . Freshwater, transitional water and marine. Stiphodon atratus Watson, 1996 —Black stiphodon STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang in original description by Watson (1996: 115) . NTM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Halmahera and Papua ( Indonesia ) , northern Papua New Guinea including Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville. Found on rock, gravel and pebble substrates in freshwater streams; larvae in adjacent marine habitats, 0– 5 m . Freshwater, transitional water and marine. Stiphodon larson Watson, 1996 —Larson's stiphodon STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang in original description by Watson (1996: 120) . AMS and NTM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Endemic to northern Papua New Guinea . Found on rock substrates in freshwater streams; larvae in adjacent marine habitats, 0– 5 m . Freshwater, transitional water and marine. Stiphodon semoni Weber, 1895 —Striped stiphodon STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Parenti & Allen (1991: 318) ; record confirmed by Watson (1996: 124) . CAS and WAM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Bali and Halmahera ( Indonesia ) east to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands . Found on rock and boulder substrates in freshwater streams; larvae in adjacent marine habitats, 0– 5 m . Freshwater, transitional water and marine. Stonogobiops xanthorhinica Hoese & Randall, 1982 —Yellownose shrimpgoby STATUS AT MADANG. Originally described from Madang by Hoese & Randall (1982: 10, pls. 2C, 3 A, figs. 1, 3) . BPBM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea north to southern Japan , south to Queensland ( Australia ), east to Solomon Islands . Found on sand-rubble bottoms near coral reefs, associated with alpheid shrimps, 6– 45 m . Marine. Tomiyamichthys lanceolatus (Yanagisawa, 1978) —Lanceolate shrimpgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on a specimen photographed by A. Berberian. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Central Indonesia east to Philippines and New Guinea , north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland ( Australia ). Found on sand bottoms near coral reefs, associated with alpheid shrimps, 8– 15 m . Marine. Tomiyamichthys nudus Allen & Erdmann, 2012 —Scaleless shrimpgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens observed at St. CTR 23. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Brunei , Sabah ( Malaysia ) and eastern Indonesia to Papua New Guinea . Found on sheltered sand/rubble bottoms near coral reefs, associated with alpheid shrimps, 3– 20 m . Marine. Trimma anaima Winterbottom, 2000 —Pale dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on a specimen photographed by A. Berberian. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Comores and Maldives east to Philippines and Fiji , south to Queensland ( Australia ). Found in caves and crevices of coral reefs, 3– 35 m . Marine. Trimma annosum Winterbottom, 2003 —Graybeard dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens collected at St. PB 0 9 and PS 06; a specimen collected by W.-J. Chen. NTUM material (NTUM 10034). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Maldives and India east to western Caroline Islands and Fiji , north to Taiwan , south to New Guinea and Solomon Islands . Found in caves and crevices of coral reefs, 1– 14 m . Marine. Trimma benjamini Winterbottom, 1996 —Red dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens collected at St. PB 0 9. ROM and WAM material (ROM 67020; WAM P.30360-014). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Central Indonesia east to Marshall Islands and Tonga , north to Philippines , south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island . Found in caves and crevices of coral reefs, 4– 35 m . Marine. Trimma erdmanni Winterbottom, 2011 —Erdmann's dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. Originally described from Madang by Winterbottom (2011: 138, figs 1A, 7–12); specimens photographed at St. CTR 23 and CTR 26. ROM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Philippines and eastern Indonesia to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands . Found on isolated coral outcrops on seaward reef slopes, 12– 66 m . Marine. Trimma fangi Winterbottom & Chen, 2004 —Fang's dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang and New Guinea , based on WAM material (WAM P.29624- 092). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Brunei , eastern Indonesia and Philippines south to Papua New Guinea . In reef caves and crevices, 5– 20 m . Marine. Trimma flavatrum Hagiwara & Winterbottom, 2007 —Wasp dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on ROM material (ROM 60747). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Northwestern Australia and Indonesia east to Philippines and Samoa , north to southern Japan , south to Queensland ( Australia ). In reef caves and crevices, 10– 30 m . Marine. Trimma halonevum Winterbottom, 2003 —Redspot dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. Reported from Madang in original description by Winterbottom (2000: 64) . A specimen collected at St. CTR 29. AMS and SMF material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Maldives and Christmas Island (eastern Indian Ocean) east to Philippines , Solomon Islands and Vanuatu . Found in crevices of coral reefs, 1– 45 m . Marine. Trimma hayashii Hagiwara & Winterbottom, 2007 —Foureye dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. Reported from Madang on original description by Hagiwara & Winterbottom (2007: 168) ; a specimen photographed by A. Berberian. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Indonesia east to Marshall Islands and New Guinea , north to Ryukyu Islands. Caves and crevices of sheltered reefs, 2– 20 m . Marine. Trimma lantana Winterbottom & Villa, 2003 — Lantana dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. Reported from Kranket Island (Madang Lagoon) in original description by Winterbottom & Villa (2003: 16) . Specimens observed at St. CTR 23. WAM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. New Guinea and Solomon Islands to northern Australia and New Caledonia . Found on sand and rubble bottoms of caves and ledges in coral reefs, 1– 30 m . Marine. Trimma macrophthalma (Tomiyama, 1936) —Large-eye dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens collected at St. PB 0 7 and PS 0 6. CAS, ROM, USNM and WAM material (CAS 65403; ROM 66067, 67048; USNM 295399; WAM P.30627-007). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. East Africa east to Palau and Fiji , north to southern Japan , south to northern Australia . In reef caves and crevices, 5– 20 m . Marine. Trimma maiandros Hoese, Winterbottom & Reader, 2011 —Meander dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. Reported from Kranket Island (Madang Lagoon) in original description by Hoese et al. (2011) . ROM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Cocos-Keeling Islands (eastern Indian Ocean) east to Marshall Islands and Samoa , north to southern Japan , south to northern Australia and Solomon Islands . Found in crevices and caves of coral reefs, 1– 55 m . Marine. Trimma nasa Winterbottom, 2005 —Nasal dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens photographed by A. Berberian. WAM material (WAM P.30357-025). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Central Indonesia east to Palau and Fiji , north to Philippines , south to Queensland ( Australia ) and New Caledonia . Found in loose schools near caves and overhangs, 5– 41 m . Marine. Trimma okinawae (Aoyagi, 1949) —Okinawa dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens collected at St. PB 0 7, and by W.-J. Chen, St. PB 34. CAS, NTUM, SMF and WAM material (CAS 65404, 66111; WAM P.30360-013). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Indonesia east to Marshall Islands and Fiji , north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia . Found on seaward reef slopes, 0– 30 m . Marine. Trimma preclarum Winterbottom, 2006 —Splendid dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on ROM material (ROM 66977). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Eastern Indonesia east to Palau and Fiji , north to Saipan ( Mariana Islands ), south to New Guinea and Solomon Islands . Found on seaward reef walls and rubble, 10– 60 m . Marine. Trimma rubromaculata Allen & Munday, 1995 —Red-spotted dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens observed at St. CTR 23; a specimen photographed by A. Berberian. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Central Indonesia east to Philippines and Solomon Islands , south to New Guinea . Found in coral rubble at the base of steep lagoon and seaward coral reef slopes, 20– 35 m . Marine. Trimma sheppardi Winterbottom, 1984 —Sheppard's dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang and Papua New Guinea , based on WAM material (WAM P.30350-015). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Chagos Archipelago east to New Guinea , north to Ryukyu Islands. Caves and rubble bottoms of seaward reef slopes, 20– 70 m . Marine. Trimma stobbsi Winterbottom, 2001 —Stobbs' dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens observed at PS 0 8, and photographed by A. Berberian. ROM material (ROM 66975). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Central Indonesia and Vietnam east to Philippines and Solomon Islands , south to New Caledonia . Found on steep seaward reef slopes, 0– 41 m . Marine. Trimma striatum (Herre, 1945) —Stripedhead dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens collected at St. PB 0 2, PB 0 9, CTR 23; another specimen collected by W.-J. Chen. NTUM, ROM, USNM and WAM material (NTUM 10086; ROM 66968; USNM 294001, 294003, 295074, 295078, 295083, 295137; WAM P.31213-023). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Maldives east to Palau and Fiji , north to Philippines , south to New Caledonia . Found in crevices of lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 0– 30 m . Marine. Trimma taylori Lobel, 1979 —Taylor's dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens observed at St. CTR 23. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea east to Hawaiian and Society islands, north to southern Japan , south to northern Australia and Loyalty Islands ( New Caledonia ). Found in aggregations hovering in caves and under ledges of coral reefs, 0– 48 m . Marine. Trimma tevegae Cohen & Davis, 1969 —Bluestripe dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on a specimen photographed by A. Berberian. WAM material (WAM P.30358-010). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea east to Marshall Islands , Fiji and Tonga , north to southern Japan , south to northern Australia and New Caledonia . On steep drop-offs of lagoons and seaward reefs, 8– 40 m . Marine. Trimma yanoi Suzuki & Senou, 2008 —Yano's dwarfgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang and Papua New Guinea , based on ROM material (ROM 88126). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. New Guinea , Philippines and Ryukyu Islands. Caves and crevices of coral reefs, 8– 70 m . Marine. Tryssogobius flavolineatus Randall, 2006 —Yellow-lined fairygoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on BPBM material (BPBM 32504). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Eastern Indonesia to Papua New Guinea . Sheltered reefs qwith silty sand and rubble bottoms, 25– 82 m . Marine. Valenciennea limicola Hoese & Larson, 1994 —Mud goby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens observed at St. CTR 23, CTR 26. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Gulf of Thailand and central Indonesia east to Papua New Guinea and Fiji . Found on fine sand and mud bottoms near coastal reefs, 2– 35 m . Marine. Valenciennea longipinnis (Lay & Bennett, 1839) —Longfin goby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens collected at St. CTR 11. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Indonesia east to Palau and Yap, Fiji and Tonga , north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia . Found on sand bottoms of sheltered bays and lagoons, 1– 30 m . Marine. Valenciennea parva Hoese & Larson, 1994 —Ladder goby STATUS AT MADANG. Reported from Madang in original description by Hoese & Allen (1994: 38) . Specimens observed at St. CTR 23. USNM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Seychelles and Maldives east to Marshall Islands and Samoa , north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia . Found on clean sand bottoms near coral heads and coastal reefs, 1– 20 m . Marine. Valenciennea puellaris (Tomiyama in Tomiyama & Abe, 1956) —Orange-spotted goby STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Hoese & Allen (1994: 51) . AMS and BPBM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea and East Africa east to Marshall Islands and Samoa , north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands south to northern Australia and New Caledonia . Found on sand bottoms, usually in pairs, 2– 84 m . Marine. Valenciennea randalli Hoese & Larson, 1994 —Greenband goby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens collected at St. CTR 15. SMF material (SMF 34886). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Philippines and New Guinea , north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Queensland ( Australia ) and New Caledonia . Found on silty bottoms of lagoon and sheltered seaward coral reefs, 8– 35 m . Marine. Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837) —Sixspot goby ( Fig. 23 ) STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Hoese & Allen (1994: 58) . Specimens observed at St. CTR 11, CTR 14, CTR 26. AMS, ROM and USNM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea and East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Samoa and Tonga , north to Yaeyama and Ryukyu islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia . Found in silty or sandy areas of lagoons and bays, usually in pairs and lives in a burrow under rocks, 0– 10 m . Marine. Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet, 1782) —Bluestreak goby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens observed, photographed and collected at St. CTR 0 1, CTR 0 4, CTR 0 5, CTR 0 8, CTR 10, CTR 14, CTR 21, CTR 22, CTR 23, CTR 25, CTR 26, CTR 28. CAS, SMF and WAM material (CAS 63595; SMF 34876; WAM P.30619-018). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. South and East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Line, Society and Marquesas islands, north to southern Japan , south to northern Australia , Lord Howe Island , and Tonga . Found in clear outer lagoon and seaward coral or rocky reefs, over hard bottoms as well as over sand and rubble; usually in pairs, hovering near their burrow, 0– 24 m . Marine. FIGURE 23 . Valenciennea sexguttata (Gobiidae) , Madang Lagoon, St. PCT 11, S. Andréfouët, 28 Oct. 2012. Vanderhorstia ambanoro (Fourmanoir, 1957) — Ambanoro shrimpgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens observed at St. CTR 23. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea and East Africa east to Marshall Islands and Samoa , north to Yaeyama Islands, south to New Caledonia . Found on sand bottoms of lagoon and seaward reef slopes, associated with alpheid shrimps, 0– 30 m . Marine. Vanderhorstia attenuata Randall, 2007 —Tapertail shrimpgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimen collected by W.-J. Chen, St. PB 37. NTUM material (NTUM 10049). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Eastern Indonesia east to Philippines and Solomon Islands . Found on sandrubble or mud bottoms, associated with alpheid shrimps, 15– 48 m . Marine. Vanderhorstia belloides Randall, 2007 —Bella shrimpgoby STATUS AT MADANG. Originally described from Madang by Randall (2007: 96, fig. 4). BPBM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Endemic to Papua New Guinea : Madang and Milne Bay. Found on silty sand in lagoon habitats, associated with alpheid shrimps, 21 m . Marine. Vanderhorstia dorsomacula Randall, 2007 —Dorsal-spot shrimpgoby STATUS AT MADANG. Originally described from Madang by Randall (2007: 98, fig. 5). BPBM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Papua New Guinea and Palau . Found on silty sand in lagoon habitats, associated with alpheid shrimps, 25 m . Marine. Vanderhorstia flavilineata Allen & Munday, 1995 —Yellow-lined shrimpgoby STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based a specimen photographed by A. Berberian. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Endemic to Papua New Guinea (New Britain and Madang). Found on seaward sand/rubble slopes, 20– 40 m . Marine. Vanderhorstia phaeosticta ( Randall, Shao & Chen, 2007 ) —Yellowfoot shrimpgoby STATUS AT MADANG. Originally described from Madang Lagoon as Ctenogobiops phaeostictus by Randall et al. (2007: 32, fig. 12); specimens photographed at St. CTR 23; a specimen collected by W.-J. Chen, St. PB 37. NTUM material. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Indonesia east to Philippines and New Guinea , north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia . Found on sandy shores, including seagrass habitats, associated with alpheid shrimps, 1– 20 m . Marine. Microdesmidae Gunnellichthys curiosus Dawson, 1968 —Curious wormfish. STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on specimens photographed at St. CTR 28. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Madagascar and Seychelles east to Hawaiian and Society Islands, north to southern Japan , south to Queensland ( Australia ) and New Caledonia . Found on coral rubble bottom on the barrier reef slope, 9– 60 m . Marine.