Fusigobius duospilus Hoese & Reader 1985
Creators: name: Chen, I-Shiung
name: Chen, Kuan-Te
name: Yang, Yen-Cheng
name: Harefa, Tonisman
name: Chou, Li-Chin
name: Shen, Kang-Ning
name: Chang, Chih-Wei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Perciformes
Gobiidae
Fusigobius
Fusigobius duospilus

description: Fusigobius duospilus Hoese & Reader, 1985
(Figs. 1A, 3A; Table 2)
Fusigobius duospilus Hoese & Reader 1985: 2 (in part) (Escape Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia); Hoese & Obika 1988: 286; Chen et al. 1997: 129; Chen & Shao 1997: 90; Akihito in Nakabo 2000: 1247; Mundy 2005: 475; Hiroshi et al. 2007: 67; Chen et al. 2010: 489; Shen 2011: 685.
Coryphopterus duospilus: Randall 1995: 797; Randall et al. 1997: 529; Randall & Earle 2000: 19; Randall 2001: 208; Greenfield & Randall 2004: 517; Randall 2005: 524.
Materials examined. NTOUP 2006-08 - 712, 22.1 mm SL, Chao-Jing Park, Keelung City, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., August 25, 2006; NTOUP 2006-09 - 733, 25.4 mm SL, Hongchaikeng, Kenting, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., September 14, 2006; NTOUP 2006-09 - 734, 28.6 mm SL, Hongchaikeng, Kenting, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., September 14, 2006; NTOUP 2006-09 - 735, 25.1 mm SL, Hongchaikeng, Kenting, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., September 14, 2006; NTOUP 2006-09 - 739, 27.7 mm SL, Hongchaikeng, Kenting, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., September 14, 2006; NTOUP 2008-06 - 398, 33.3 mm SL, Chao-Jing, Keelung City, 10 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., June 26, 2008; NTOUP 2010-09 - 467, 28.9 mm SL, Nanwan, Kenting, Pingtung County, 20 m, coll. M-J Jiang et al., May 26, 2010; NTOUP 2010-09 - 470, 24.6 mm SL, Nanwan, Kenting, Pingtung County, 20 m, coll. M-J Jiang et al., May 27, 2010; NTOUP 2012-03 - 248, 28.1 mm SL, Longshiadong, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., August 12, 2010; NTOUP 2012-03 - 250, 31.0 mm SL, Huapingyan, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., August 13, 2010; NTOUP 2012-03 - 251, 28.6 mm SL, Huapingyan, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. IS Chen et al., August 13, 2010; NTOUP 2012-03 - 252, 16.7 mm SL, Huapingyan, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., August 13, 2010; NTOUP 2012-03 - 258, 25.5 mm SL, Houshih Fringing Reef, 20 m, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, coll. I-S Chen et al., August 13, 2010; NTOUP 2012-03 - 275, 16.1 mm SL, North-side of atoll, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 20 m K-T Chen, June 19, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 503, 3: 20.9–21.9 mm SL, Outer-side of atoll, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 20 m K-T Chen, July7, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 504, 2: 20.1–20.6 mm SL, Outer-side of atoll, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 20 m K-T Chen, July 7, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 505, 28.4 mm SL, Outer-side of atoll, Dongsha Island, Kaohsiung City, 20 m K-T Chen, July 7, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 506, 4: 20.2–27.8 mm SL, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., July 7, 2007; NTOUP 2012-06 - 507, 4: 17.8–32.6 mm SL, Huapingyan, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 10 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., July 7, 2007; NTOUP 2012-06 - 508, 3: 24.2–36.2 mm SL, Meirendong, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., July 10, 2007; NTOUP 2012-06 - 509, 4: 12.0–27.6 mm SL, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., July 8, 2007; NTOUP 2012-06 - 510, 4: 27.6–31.6 mm SL, Shiangjieuwan, Kenting, Pingtung County, 20 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., September 8, 2008; NTOUP 2012- 06 - 511, 2: 25.2–28.4 mm SL, Hongchiakeng, Kenting, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., September 9, 2008; NTOUP 2012-06 - 512, 30.8 mm SL, Hongchiakeng, Kenting, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., September 5, 2009; NTOUP 2012-06 - 513, 33.8 mm SL, Shanhai, Kenting, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. K-T Chen, May 3, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 514, 25.1 mm SL, Shanhai, Kenting, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. K-T Chen, May 3, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 515, 17.2 mm SL, Wanlitong, Kenting, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. K-T Chen, May 3, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 516, 23.8 mm SL, Hongchaikeng, Kenting, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. K-T Chen, May 3, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 517, 21.3 mm SL, Hongchaikeng, Kenting, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. K-T Chen, May 3, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 518, 3: 16.1–20.5 mm SL, Baisha, Kenting, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. K-T Chen, May 4, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 519, 17.2 mm SL, Hongchaikeng, Kenting, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. K-T Chen, May 5, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 520, 25.7 mm SL, Longshiadong, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. K-T Chen, August 24, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 521, 24.9 mm SL, Longshia dong, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. K-T Chen, August 24, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 522, 42.0 mm SL, Huapingyan, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. K-T Chen, August 24, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 523, 2: 26.1–26.9 mm SL, Huapingyan, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. K-T Chen, August 24, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 524, 2: 29.9–35.2 mm SL, Huapingyan, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. K-T Chen, August 24, 2011; NTOUP 2012- 06 - 525, 6: 24.9–35.2 mm SL, Shanfu fish port, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 10 m, coll. K-T Chen, August 25, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 526, 3: 23.5–28.8 mm SL, Huapingyan, Liouciou Township, Pingtung County, 15 m, coll. K-T Chen, August 25, 2011; NTOUP 2012-06 - 527, 25.8 mm SL, Mianhua Islet, Keelung City, 20 m, coll. I-S Chen et al., September 6, 2011; ASIZP0057529, 3: 25.8–34.6 mm SL, Tiaoshi, Kenting, Pingtung County, coll. J-P Chen, November 2, 1995.
Diagnosis. D1 VI; D2 I/9; A I/8; P modally 19; LR modally 25; TR7; SD1P 3. Pelvic fin with weak frenum. First dorsal fin with a large vertical black line in front of 3 rd spinous ray; second black blotch around 5 th to 6 th spinous rays. Body with many small brown spots. Caudal fin base with a large triangular black mark.
Distribution. Widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific region. It can be found in northern, eastern, southern Taiwan, as well as other islands.
description: Published as part of 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, pp. 17-31 in Zootaxa 5550 (1) on pages 19-20, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5550.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/14389668