References Chlamydogobius eremius

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Species: Chlamydogobius eremius (Zietz, 1896)
Desert Goby, Central Australian Goby
Gobius eremius Zietz, A.H.C. 1896. Pisces. pp. 176–180 pl. 16 in Spencer, B. (ed.) Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. Part 2. Zoology. London [180, pl. 16(5)].
Type data: Lectotype SAMA F.525, Central Australia. Paralectotype(s) SAMA F.7674.
Subsequent designation references:Larson, H.K. 1995. A review of the Australian endemic gobiid fish genus Chlamydogobius with descriptions of five new species. The Beagle. Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 12: 19–51 figs 1–14 pls 1–2 [22].
IBRA
Channel Country (CHC), Finke (FIN), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)
Extra Distribution Information
Dalhousie Springs (27°S) to Lake Eyre (29°35'S), (from 135°30'E to 136°52'E), SA; temperate.
Known only from limital area.
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
Australia
South Australia: Lake Eyre basin
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, freshwater.
Type data: Lectotype SAMA F.525, Central Australia. Paralectotype(s) SAMA F.7674.
Subsequent designation references:Larson, H.K. 1995. A review of the Australian endemic gobiid fish genus Chlamydogobius with descriptions of five new species. The Beagle. Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 12: 19–51 figs 1–14 pls 1–2 [22].

References
Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls [203]
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [260]
Glover, C.J.M. 1973. Adaptations of a central Australian gobiid fish. Bulletin of the Australian Society of Limnology 5: 8–10
Larson, H.K. 1995. A review of the Australian endemic gobiid fish genus Chlamydogobius with descriptions of five new species. The Beagle. Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 12: 19–51 figs 1–14 pls 1–2
McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1–534 [372] (as Gobius eremius)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs [309]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11–127 [55] (2074)

Common Name References
Pollard, J. (ed.) 1980. G.P. Whitley's Handbook of Australian Fishes. North Sydney : Jack Pollard Publishing Pty Ltd 629 pp. [458] (Central Australian Goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/ (Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [309]) (Desert Goby)