Species profile—Stiphodon pelewensis (Daintree cling goby)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Actinopterygii ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (ray-finned fishes) → Gobiidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii&family=gobiidae ) (gobies) → Stiphodon pelewensis (Daintree cling goby)

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Gobiidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii&family=gobiidae ) (gobies)
Scientific name
Stiphodon pelewensis Herre, 1936
Common name
Daintree cling goby
Type reference
Herre, A.W.C.T. (1936). Fishes in the Zo¿logical Museum of Stanford University, III. New genera and species of gobies and blennies and a new Myxus, from the Pelew Islands and Celebes. Philippine Journal of Science 59(2), 275-287.
WildNet taxon ID
32228
Alternate name(s)
Daintree cling-goby
black stiphodon
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Confidential
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=32228 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=32228 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.