Fusigobius neophytus ( Gunther, 1877 )

Chen, I-Shiung, Chen, Kuan-Te, Yang, Yen-Cheng, Harefa, Tonisman, Chou, Li-Chin, Shen, Kang-Ning & Chang, Chih-Wei, 2024, Taxonomic review and molecular phylogenetics of the reef gobiid genus Fusigobius from Taiwan with comments on a new species from South China Sea, Zootaxa 5550 (1), pp. 17-31 : 23

Fusigobius neophytus ( Gunther, 1877)

( Figs. 1E–F ; Table 2)

Gobius neophytus Günther 1877: 174 ( Ponape, Micronesia; Apia, Upolu I., Western Samoa; Huahine and Tahiti, Society Islands).

Fusigobius neophytus : Goren 1979: 39; Hoese & Reader 1985: 7; Hoese 1986: 789; Hoese & Obika 1988: 286; Chen & Shao 1997: 90; Akihito et al. in Nakabo 2000: 1248; Akihito et al. in Nakabo 2002: 1248; Randall et al. 2004: 27; Hiroshi et al. 2007: 67; Chen et al. 2010: 492; Shen & Wu 2011: 686.

Fusigobius neophytus africanus : Smith 1959: 208.

Coryphopterus neophytus : Randall 1995: 797; Randall et al. 1997: 401; Randall 2001: 207; Greenfield & Randall 2004: 518; Randall 2005: 525.

Materials examined. NTOUP 2010-09 - 478 , 16.9 mm SL, Nanwan, Kenting, Pingtung County, 20 m, coll. M-J Jiang et al., May 27, 2010 ; NTOUP 2012-03 - 261 , 30.2 mm SL, Nanwan, Kenting, Pingtung County, 20 m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H Gong , December 20, 2010 ; NTOUP 2012-03 - 262 , 36.5 mm SL, Nanwan, Kenting, Pingtung County, 20 m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H Gong , December 20, 2010 ; NTOUP 2012-03 -263,17.2 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H Gong , June 17, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-03 - 264 , 15 :11.8–18.5 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H Gong , June 17, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-03 - 265 , 16.6 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H Gong , June 17, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-03 - 266 , 16.6 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H Gong , June 17, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-03 - 267 , 16.6 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H Gong , June 17, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-03 - 268 , 19.0 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H Gong , June 17, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-03 - 269 , 20.1 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H Gong , June 17, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012- 03 - 270 , 20.2 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H Gong , June 17, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-03 - 271 , 27.0 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H Gong , June 17, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-03 - 272 , 20.1 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H Gong , June 18, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-03 - 273 , 2 : 17.5–18.2 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H Gong , June 18, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-03 - 274 , 57.0 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H Gong , June 18, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012- 03 - 276 , 34.8 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. Y-H Gong , June 21, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-03 - 277 , 32.5 mm SL, Northwest of Inner Atoll, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 20m, coll. Y-H Gong , June 22, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-06 - 544 , 29.1 mm SL, Chenggong, Taitung, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., April 6, 2007 ; NTOUP 2012-06 - 545 , 23.5 mm SL, Chenggong, Taitung, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., April 5, 2007 ; NTOUP 2012- 06 - 546 , 41.0 mm SL, Chenggong, Taitung, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., April 6, 2007 ; NTOUP 2012-06 - 547 , 24.1 mm SL, Jihuei, Chenggong, Taitung, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., August 18, 2006 ; NTOUP 2012-06 - 548 , 29.5 mm SL, Nanwan, Kenting, Pingtung County, 20 m, coll. K-T Chen and Y-H gong, May 4, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-06 - 549 , 16.2 mm SL, Lagoon, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., September 21, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-06 - 550 , 6 : 20.6–33.6 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. K-T Chen , September 21, 2011 ; NTOUP 2012-06 - 551 , 4 : 21.8–31.2 mm SL, North Coast, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 5 m, coll. K-T Chen , September 21, 2011 ; ASIZP00056483 , 44.9 mm SL, Houbi Lack, Pingtung County, coll. J-P Chen , January 24, 1988 ; ASIZP0056785 , 2 : 49.0–53.0 mm SL, Maubitou, Pingtung County, Intertidal zone, coll. H-C Lee , June 19, 1975 ; ASIZP0058359 , 7 : 42.9–51.7 mm SL, Maubitou, Pingtung County, coll. H-C Lee , May 24, 1975 .

Diagnosis. D1 VI; D2 I/9; A I/8; P modally 18; LR modally 25; TR7; SD1P 3. Pelvic fin with frenum with larger 5 th branched ray. Body and head with orange to brown small dots. A brown stripe below eye to upper lip. A larger brown spot on cheek. First dorsal fin with a median small black spot in front 2 rd spinous ray. Caudal peduncle with a median vertical bar. Caudal fin base with a small black spot about equal to pupil.

Distribution. Widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific region. It can be found in northern, eastern, and southern Taiwan, as well as other islands.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Specimen photos of nominal species of Fusigobius from Taiwan. (A) Fusigobius duospilus, NTOUP 2012-06- 524, 28.8 mm SL, Huapingyan, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. (B) Fusigobius humeralis, NTOUP 2012-06- 533, 29.2 mm SL, Huapingyan, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. (C) Fusigobius inframaculatus, NTOUP 2012- 06-543, 45.9 mm SL, Longshiartong, Huapingyan, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. (D) Fusigobius melacron, NTOUP 2010-09-472, 33.3 mm SL, Nanwan, Henchuen Township, Taiwan. (E) Fusigobius neophytus, NTOUP 2012-03-276, 34.8 mm SL, Northern Coast, Dongsha, Taiwan. (F) Fusigobius neophytus, NTOUP 2012-03-268, 19.0 mm SL, Northern Coast, Dongsha, Taiwan. (G) Fusigobius taipinensis, NTOUP 2022-07-201, holotype, 25.5 mm SL, Taiping Island, Nansha, South China Sea. (H) Fusigobius taipinensis, NTOUP 2012-06-555, paratype, 25.7 mm SL, Huapingyan, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. (Bar = 1 mm).