Body dark brown with faint saddles under D; median fins
dark, with numerous white spots; P pale, with wavy dark
stripes; V clear. Attains 7 cm. Red Sea south to Bazaruto
Id. and to Seychelles.
240.26 Callogobius maculipinnis
(Fowler, 1918)
PLATE 122
Ostrich goby
Volstruis-dikkop
Drombus maculipinnis Fowler, 1918: 69, Fig. 27 (Philippines). Drombus irrasus Smith, 1959: 211, PI. 10, Fig. E, Fig. 31 (Mahe, Seychelles);
1961: 570, No. 909a. Caliogobius irrasus: Hoese & Winterbottom, 1979: 4.
o VI+ 1,9; A 1,7; P 17-19; LS 22-25; (2-3 cycloid + 20-22ctenoid); TRB
10; PO 6-7; GR (2-3)+9. Head pores present dorsally; 3 preopercular
pores; V frenum well developed.
Transverse papillae rows form black rows on cheek.
Attains 6.8 cm. Red Sea south to Bazaruto, Seychelles to
western Pacific.
240.26 Callogobius maculipinnis: 5 em holotype of Drombus irrasus (Seychelles).
240.27 Callogobius plumatus
(Smith, 1959)
Feather goby
Veer-dikkop
Drombus plumatus Smith, 1959: 212, Fig. 32 (Cape Delgado, Mozambique).
o VI+I,9; A 1,6-7; P 18-19; LS 23-25 (anterior 7-9 cycloid, posterior
16-17 ctenoid); TRB 9-10; PO 9-10; GRO+8. Head pores present dorsally
plus 3 preopercular pores; V frenum developed.
Head and body tan (white when alive) with dark (black)
marks as illustrated. Attains 5 cm. From Kenya to Inhaca,
and Cosmoledo.
240.27 Callogobius p/umatus: 5 em holotype (N. Mozambique).
240: GOBIIDAE (GOBlES)
240.28 Callogobius sclateri
(Steindachner, 1880)
Pacific goby
Stille oseaan-dikkop
Eleotris sclateri Steindachner, 1880: 157 (Society Ids., Pacific Ocean).
Caliogobius sclateri: Akihito & Meguro, 1977: 120*.
o VI+I,9; A 1,7; LS 27-28 (anterior 3-4 cycloid, posterior 23-25
ctenoid); TRB 9; PO 12-13. Head pores present dorsally; no preopercular
pores; nostrils subequal; no V frenum.
Dark bar from eye to upper lip, a vertical bar under eye,
and a broad band from eye to opercle; vertical bar under 1st
D; C with wavy dark stripes. Attains 3 cm. Sodwana Bay
and tropical Pacific.
240.28 Callogobius sc/ateri: 3.5 em SL (Natal).
Genus Croilia Smith, 1955
Scales completely absent; head compressed; gill opening
extends to under end of preopercle; no spine in A or 2nd D;
V united, with frenum. Head pores Type A, anterior interorbital pore absent; head papillae pattern longitudinal,
rarely visible. One species, restricted to southern Africa.
240.29 Croilia mossambica
Smith,1955
Naked goby
Kaal dikkop
Croilia mossambica Smith, 1955: 106, Fig. 1 (Polela Lake, Inharrime);
1955: 23*; 1959: 186*; 1961: 570, No. 904a*; Hoese & Winterbottom,
1979: 4; Bruton, 1980: 232.
o VI,11-12; A 12; P 13-15; GR4+ 10.0 separate or partly connected by
membrane. Tongue emarginate to truncate. Head and body tan with small
dark spots dorsally.
Sides of body with 6-10 vertical lines; shorter in young.
Margins of D and A often black in large individuals; C with
dark oblique bands ventrally; dark bar under eye. Attains 6
cm. Sandy areas of coastal freshwater lakes and
estuaries from southern Mozambique to south of Durban.
240.29 Croilia mossambica: 4.5 em SL (Natal).
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dark, with numerous white spots; P pale, with wavy dark
stripes; V clear. Attains 7 cm. Red Sea south to Bazaruto
Id. and to Seychelles.
240.26 Callogobius maculipinnis
(Fowler, 1918)
PLATE 122
Ostrich goby
Volstruis-dikkop
Drombus maculipinnis Fowler, 1918: 69, Fig. 27 (Philippines). Drombus irrasus Smith, 1959: 211, PI. 10, Fig. E, Fig. 31 (Mahe, Seychelles);
1961: 570, No. 909a. Caliogobius irrasus: Hoese & Winterbottom, 1979: 4.
o VI+ 1,9; A 1,7; P 17-19; LS 22-25; (2-3 cycloid + 20-22ctenoid); TRB
10; PO 6-7; GR (2-3)+9. Head pores present dorsally; 3 preopercular
pores; V frenum well developed.
Transverse papillae rows form black rows on cheek.
Attains 6.8 cm. Red Sea south to Bazaruto, Seychelles to
western Pacific.
240.26 Callogobius maculipinnis: 5 em holotype of Drombus irrasus (Seychelles).
240.27 Callogobius plumatus
(Smith, 1959)
Feather goby
Veer-dikkop
Drombus plumatus Smith, 1959: 212, Fig. 32 (Cape Delgado, Mozambique).
o VI+I,9; A 1,6-7; P 18-19; LS 23-25 (anterior 7-9 cycloid, posterior
16-17 ctenoid); TRB 9-10; PO 9-10; GRO+8. Head pores present dorsally
plus 3 preopercular pores; V frenum developed.
Head and body tan (white when alive) with dark (black)
marks as illustrated. Attains 5 cm. From Kenya to Inhaca,
and Cosmoledo.
240.27 Callogobius p/umatus: 5 em holotype (N. Mozambique).
240: GOBIIDAE (GOBlES)
240.28 Callogobius sclateri
(Steindachner, 1880)
Pacific goby
Stille oseaan-dikkop
Eleotris sclateri Steindachner, 1880: 157 (Society Ids., Pacific Ocean).
Caliogobius sclateri: Akihito & Meguro, 1977: 120*.
o VI+I,9; A 1,7; LS 27-28 (anterior 3-4 cycloid, posterior 23-25
ctenoid); TRB 9; PO 12-13. Head pores present dorsally; no preopercular
pores; nostrils subequal; no V frenum.
Dark bar from eye to upper lip, a vertical bar under eye,
and a broad band from eye to opercle; vertical bar under 1st
D; C with wavy dark stripes. Attains 3 cm. Sodwana Bay
and tropical Pacific.
240.28 Callogobius sc/ateri: 3.5 em SL (Natal).
Genus Croilia Smith, 1955
Scales completely absent; head compressed; gill opening
extends to under end of preopercle; no spine in A or 2nd D;
V united, with frenum. Head pores Type A, anterior interorbital pore absent; head papillae pattern longitudinal,
rarely visible. One species, restricted to southern Africa.
240.29 Croilia mossambica
Smith,1955
Naked goby
Kaal dikkop
Croilia mossambica Smith, 1955: 106, Fig. 1 (Polela Lake, Inharrime);
1955: 23*; 1959: 186*; 1961: 570, No. 904a*; Hoese & Winterbottom,
1979: 4; Bruton, 1980: 232.
o VI,11-12; A 12; P 13-15; GR4+ 10.0 separate or partly connected by
membrane. Tongue emarginate to truncate. Head and body tan with small
dark spots dorsally.
Sides of body with 6-10 vertical lines; shorter in young.
Margins of D and A often black in large individuals; C with
dark oblique bands ventrally; dark bar under eye. Attains 6
cm. Sandy areas of coastal freshwater lakes and
estuaries from southern Mozambique to south of Durban.
240.29 Croilia mossambica: 4.5 em SL (Natal).
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