240: GOBIIDAE (GOBlES)
KEY TO SPECIES
1 a Body scales begin under 1st D ....... ..... .............. ...... ..... ...... ... 2
Ib Body completely naked or with a few scales on
C peduncle ........................... ... .. ........ ............ ... .. .. ........... 4
2a Scales ctenoid; V partly or completely connected ;
frenum low ; D VI + 1,9 ... ... ..... ..... ... .. ......... ...... H. zanzibarensis
2b Scales cycloid; V completely separate; D VI+I,11-12 .. .............. 3
3a Scales small and embedded, LS 35-48; one dark
vertical bar below 1st D; head pores present ................. H. zonata
3b Scales large; LS 28-30; about 6 dark vertical bars
on body; no head pores ..... ... ............................. H. margaretae
4a Elongate tentacle over eye (rear nostrils an
elongate tube) .............................. ........... ... ...... H. tentaculata
4b No tentacle over eye .............. .... .... .... .... ....... .. .. .. ........ ... .. .. 5
5a No head pores ; nostrils subequal; C peduncle
with a few ctenoid scales; operculum with 2 D spines;
D VI+ 1,10-11 . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. H. apora
5b Head pores present; rear nostrils about twice
length of anterior nostrils; peduncle naked;
operculum without spines; D VI+ 1,12-13 ... .... ... ...... . H. caminata
240.50 Hetereleotris apora
(Hoese & Winterbottom, 1979)
Poreless goby
Gaatjievry dikkop
Lioteres aporus Hoese & Winterbottom, 1979: 2, Figs. 1 & 2 (Sodwana
Bay, Natal). Hetereleotris aporus: Akihito & Meguro, 1981: 336.
D VI +1,10-11; A 1,10-11; P 15-16; V 1,4. LS 3-5.
Head and body with 8 diffuse dark saddles dorsally. Attains 3 cm. Sodwana Bay, St. Brandon's Shoals and Chagos
Archipelago.
240.50 Hetereleotris apora: 2 em SL (Natal).
Mourner
240.51 Hetereleotris caminata
(Smith, 1958)
Roudraer
Lioteres (Lioteres) caminatus Smith, 1958: 156, Fig. 11 (Shimoni); 1961 :
570, No. 944d. Hetereleotris caminatus: Akihito & Meguro , 1981: 336.
D VI+I,ll-13; A 1,9-11; P 17-18; V 1,5. D connected basally.
Body brownish with several incomplete dark vertical
bars. Attains 4 cm. Shimoni to Bazaruto.
792
240.51 Hetereleotris caminata: 4 em holotype (Kenya).
240.52 Hetereleotris tentaculata
(Smith, 1958)
Locusthead
Sprinkaankop
Dactyleotris tentaculatus Smith, 1958: 161 , Fig. 17 (Bazaruto); 1961:
570, No. 944j. Hetereleotris tentaculatus: Akihito & Meguro, 1981: 336.
D VI+ 1,12; A 1,11; P 15; V 1,5. Body naked. Head compressed; maxilla
reaches to or beyond rear margin of eye.
Brownish with irregular blotches and crossbars on body.
Attains 3 cm. Seychelles and Sodwana Bay.
240.52 Hetereleotris tentaculata: 2.5 em holotype (S. Mozambique).
240.53 Hetereleotris zanzibarensis
(Smith, 1958)
Gogglegoby
Bril-dikkop
Satulinus zanzibarensis Smith, 1958: 160, Fig. 16 (Zanzibar). Monishia
oculata Smith, 1959: 206, PI. 9H (Mahe, Seychelles); 1960: 304*; 1961:
570, No. 911a.
D VI + 1,9-10; A 1,8; P 16-18; LS 27-29; TRB 12-13. Tongue tip notched.
Tips of upper 3-6 P rays free; V often partly separate.
Body yellowish, with dark bars and spots. Coral tide
240.53 Hetereleotris zanzibarensis: top: 2.5 em holotype (Zanzibar); bottom:
2.5 em holotype of Monishia oculata (Seychelles).
KEY TO SPECIES
1 a Body scales begin under 1st D ....... ..... .............. ...... ..... ...... ... 2
Ib Body completely naked or with a few scales on
C peduncle ........................... ... .. ........ ............ ... .. .. ........... 4
2a Scales ctenoid; V partly or completely connected ;
frenum low ; D VI + 1,9 ... ... ..... ..... ... .. ......... ...... H. zanzibarensis
2b Scales cycloid; V completely separate; D VI+I,11-12 .. .............. 3
3a Scales small and embedded, LS 35-48; one dark
vertical bar below 1st D; head pores present ................. H. zonata
3b Scales large; LS 28-30; about 6 dark vertical bars
on body; no head pores ..... ... ............................. H. margaretae
4a Elongate tentacle over eye (rear nostrils an
elongate tube) .............................. ........... ... ...... H. tentaculata
4b No tentacle over eye .............. .... .... .... .... ....... .. .. .. ........ ... .. .. 5
5a No head pores ; nostrils subequal; C peduncle
with a few ctenoid scales; operculum with 2 D spines;
D VI+ 1,10-11 . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. H. apora
5b Head pores present; rear nostrils about twice
length of anterior nostrils; peduncle naked;
operculum without spines; D VI+ 1,12-13 ... .... ... ...... . H. caminata
240.50 Hetereleotris apora
(Hoese & Winterbottom, 1979)
Poreless goby
Gaatjievry dikkop
Lioteres aporus Hoese & Winterbottom, 1979: 2, Figs. 1 & 2 (Sodwana
Bay, Natal). Hetereleotris aporus: Akihito & Meguro, 1981: 336.
D VI +1,10-11; A 1,10-11; P 15-16; V 1,4. LS 3-5.
Head and body with 8 diffuse dark saddles dorsally. Attains 3 cm. Sodwana Bay, St. Brandon's Shoals and Chagos
Archipelago.
240.50 Hetereleotris apora: 2 em SL (Natal).
Mourner
240.51 Hetereleotris caminata
(Smith, 1958)
Roudraer
Lioteres (Lioteres) caminatus Smith, 1958: 156, Fig. 11 (Shimoni); 1961 :
570, No. 944d. Hetereleotris caminatus: Akihito & Meguro , 1981: 336.
D VI+I,ll-13; A 1,9-11; P 17-18; V 1,5. D connected basally.
Body brownish with several incomplete dark vertical
bars. Attains 4 cm. Shimoni to Bazaruto.
792
240.51 Hetereleotris caminata: 4 em holotype (Kenya).
240.52 Hetereleotris tentaculata
(Smith, 1958)
Locusthead
Sprinkaankop
Dactyleotris tentaculatus Smith, 1958: 161 , Fig. 17 (Bazaruto); 1961:
570, No. 944j. Hetereleotris tentaculatus: Akihito & Meguro, 1981: 336.
D VI+ 1,12; A 1,11; P 15; V 1,5. Body naked. Head compressed; maxilla
reaches to or beyond rear margin of eye.
Brownish with irregular blotches and crossbars on body.
Attains 3 cm. Seychelles and Sodwana Bay.
240.52 Hetereleotris tentaculata: 2.5 em holotype (S. Mozambique).
240.53 Hetereleotris zanzibarensis
(Smith, 1958)
Gogglegoby
Bril-dikkop
Satulinus zanzibarensis Smith, 1958: 160, Fig. 16 (Zanzibar). Monishia
oculata Smith, 1959: 206, PI. 9H (Mahe, Seychelles); 1960: 304*; 1961:
570, No. 911a.
D VI + 1,9-10; A 1,8; P 16-18; LS 27-29; TRB 12-13. Tongue tip notched.
Tips of upper 3-6 P rays free; V often partly separate.
Body yellowish, with dark bars and spots. Coral tide
240.53 Hetereleotris zanzibarensis: top: 2.5 em holotype (Zanzibar); bottom:
2.5 em holotype of Monishia oculata (Seychelles).