Old Glory Goby (species: Koumansetta rainfordi) in Frankland Island Group, QLD (Gaia Guide)
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Koumansetta rainfordi
Old Glory Goby


©Anne: Koumansetta rainfordi about 6 cm long at Lizard Island

©David Witherall and Nicola Giunchi: Old Glory Goby (Koumansetta rainfordi) Ocean Freedom, Upolu Reef

©Erik Schlogl

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Gobiidae
Species Koumansetta rainfordi

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Distinguishing features

Orange stripes on a grey/green body, a row of white spots on upper back, a black spot on upper side of tail peduncle and a black spot outlined in yellow on second dorsal fin.

Size

  • Up to 6 cm (Length)
  • Up to 8.5 cm (Standard Length)

Depth range

  • From 2 m to 30 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms of turbid coastal reefs. Does not appear to use a burrow (FishBase).

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References

  • Bay, L.K. (2005). The population genetic structure of coral reef fishes on the Great Barrier Reef, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 967.
  • Bay, L.K., K. Buechler, M. Gagliano and M.J. Caley (2006). Intraspecific variation in the pelagic larval duration of tropical reef fishes, Journal of Fish Biology, 68: 1206-1214. LIRS catalog number 958.
  • Depczynski, M. (2006). Small cryptic fishes on coral reefs: a new perspective on reef fish ecology and life histories, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1070.
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