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View Mode View All Pictures Species Stonogobiops dracula Polunin & Lubbock    Stonogobiops dracula was originally described as Stonogobiops dracula by Polunin & Lubbock in 1977. It belongs to the family Gobiidae. It is commonly known as Dracula shrimp-goby. It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Réunion (western Mascarenes), Maldives.   Species Species   Higher Taxa Higher Taxa   Original Original   Subspecies Subspecies   Current Current   General General   Name History Name History   Related Pages Related Pages   Species of this Genus Species of this Genus   Species   dracula AuthorWI   Polunin [N. V. C.] & Lubbock [R.] AuthorNI   Polunin & Lubbock Qualification   --- Year   1977 Status   Valid Class   Osteichthyes Osteichthyes Order   Gobiiformes Gobiiformes Family   Gobiidae Subfamily   --- --- Genus   Stonogobiops Subgenus   --- Class   Osteichthyes Order   Gobiiformes Family   Gobiidae Genus   Stonogobiops Original Name   Stonogobiops         Taxon Name   dracula Original Combination   Stonogobiops dracula Original Genus   Stonogobiops Original Genus Species   Stonogobiops dracula OriginalSubGenus   Stonogobiops Original Author   Polunin & Lubbock Original AuthorWI   Polunin [N. V. C.] & Lubbock [R.] Original Qualification   --- Original Year   1977 Original Family   Gobiidae Original SubFamily   --- Original Level   species Type Locality   Baie Ternay, Mahé, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean, depth about 20 meters. Types   Paratypes: BMNH 1975.5.5.19 (1), BPBM 18079 (1). Primary Code   Holotype Primary Type   BMNH 1975.5.5.18 Journal   J. Zool. (Lond.) Citation   v. 183 (pt 1) Page   74 Illustrations   Figs. 6-7 SubSpecies AuthorWI   --- Qualification SS   --- Original QualificationSS   --- Current Subspecies AuthorWI   --- Current Genus Species   Stonogobiops dracula Current Species   dracula Current Genus   Stonogobiops Current AuthorWI   Polunin [N. V. C.] & Lubbock [R.] Current AuthorNI   Polunin & Lubbock Current Year   1977 Current Family   Gobiidae Current Subfamily   --- --- Habitat reef-associated         Water Salt water Habitat Notes Occurs in pairs and hovers above the burrow entrance. Lives symbiotically with Alpheus randalli Banner & Banner, the red-and-white barred shrimp. The two large triangular recurved teeth is sharp and its bite can draw blood. Known only from the Seychelles and th Maldives. Depth Range From 15 to 37 meters.     Distribution Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Réunion (western Mascarenes), Maldives. Current Summary   Valid as Stonogobiops dracula  Polunin & Lubbock 1977. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.   Name History   • Valid as Stonogobiops dracula  Polunin & Lubbock 1977 -- (Hoese & Randall 1982:5 [ref. 5297], Randall & Goren 1993:21 [ref. 21131], Iwata & Hirata 1994:189 [ref. 21443], Myers 1999:241 [ref. 23965], Yoshino & Shimada 2001:408 [ref. 25786]). Common Names  Common Names Picture  Picture Places  Places Hierarchy  Hierarchy Pictures  Pictures First Publication  First Publication Collections Species Links  Species Links Name Combinations  Name Combinations References  References Page 1 of 1 (6 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Drag a column header here to group by that column Species   Genus Species   Authorship   Status   larsonae Stonogobiops larsonae (Allen [G. R.] 1999) Valid medon Stonogobiops medon Hoese [D. F.] & Randall [J. E.] 1982 Valid nematodes Stonogobiops nematodes Hoese [D. F.] & Randall [J. E.] 1982 Valid pentafasciata Stonogobiops pentafasciata Iwata [A.] & Hirata [T.] 1994 Valid xanthorhinica Stonogobiops xanthorhinica Hoese [D. F.] & Randall [J. E.] 1982 Valid yasha Stonogobiops yasha Yoshino [T.] & Shimada [K.] 2001 Valid Begins with Contains Doesn't contain Ends with Equals Doesn't equal Is less than Is less than or equal to Is greater than Is greater than or equal to Like ('%', '_') Page 1 of 1 (6 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Create Filter   Loading…