GOBIONELLINAE, Bleeker, 1874

Larson, Helen K., Jaafar, Zeehan & Lim, Kelvin K. P., 2008, An Annotated Checklist Of The Gobioid Fishes Of Singapore, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 56 (1), pp. 135-155 : 141-145

SUBFAMILY GOBIONELLINAE

Brachygobius doriae (Günther)

Gobius doriae Günther, 1868: 265 , Pl. 12, Fig. A ( Sarawak); Larson 2001: 51 ( Singapore).

Remarks: The CAS material reported by Larson (2001) may have been purchased, but not actually collected, in Singapore. The species is otherwise not known from Singapore.

Brachygobius kabiliensis Inger

Brachygobius kabiliensis Inger, 1958: 110 (Kabili River, Sandakan District, East Coast Residency, North Borneo); Lim & Larson, 1994: 258 ( Singapore); Ng & Sivasothi, 1999: 136–137 ( Singapore); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 75 ( Singapore).

Brachygobius xanthomelas Herre & Myers, 1937: 43 ( Singapore) (in part); Inger, 1958: 110 (in part; Singapore).

Brachygobius nunus – Koumans, 1953: 194–195 (in part; Singapore).

Brachygobius kabilensis – Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Brachygobius sua – Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Brachygobius xanthomelas – Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore); Lim & Ng, 1990: 117 ( Singapore; text refers to B. kabiliensis , figure is B. xanthomelas ).

ZRC material from: Sungei Tengeh, Sungei Berih, Sungei Poyan,

Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Sungei Kangkar, Mandai mangroves,

Sungei Simpang, Khatib Bongsu, Sungei Seletar, Pulau Seletar,

Sungei Punggol, Sungei Serangoon, Sungei Pinang, Loyang mangroves.

Calamiana illota Larson Pseudogobius sp. 4 – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore). Calamiana illota Larson, 1999: 260–265 (Sungei Buloh mangroves,

Singapore); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson &

Lim, 2005: 77 (Woodlands).

ZRC material from: Sungei Buloh, Woodlands, Mandai mangroves, Sungei Mandai, Khatib Bongsu, Loyang mangroves.

Calamiana polylepis (Wu & Ni)

Mugilogobius polylepis Wu & Ni, 1985: 95–96 , Fig. 2 (Zhonggang, Fengxian, Shanghai).

ZRC material from: Pulau Tekong (1 ex.: ZRC 47532), Pasir Ris mangroves (2 ex.: ZRC 50569) .

Remarks: New record for Singapore ( Fig. 2 ).

Calamiana variegata (Peters)

Apocryptes variegatus Peters, 1868: 267 ( Singapore) .

Tamanka ubinensis Herre in Herre & Myers, 1937: 41, Pl. 3 (Pulau Ubin), Koumans, 1940: 153 (Pulau Ubin); Koumans, 1953: 157 (Pulu Ubin); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Gobiopterus variegatus – Koumans, 1953: 244–245 ( Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Pseudogobius variegatus – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore).

Calamiana variegata – Larson, 1999: 273 (Pulau Ubin, Sungei Buloh); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 78 (Sungei Buloh).

ZRC material from: Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Mandai mangroves,

Sungei Seletar, Seletar Dam, Pulau Seletar, Sungei Simpang, Khatib

Bongsu, Pasir Ris, Loyang mangroves.

Gnatholepis anjerensis (Bleeker)

Gobius anjerensis Bleeker, 1851b: 251 (Anjer) ; Karoli, 1882: 164 ( Singapore).

Gnatholepis anjerensis – Fowler, 1938: 216 ( Singapore).

Remarks: There is no recent material known from Singapore.

Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker)

Gobius cauerensis Bleeker, 1853a: 269 (Cauer, Sumatra); Fowler, 1938: 217 ( Singapore).

Gobius ophthalmotaenia – Karoli, 1882: 164 ( Singapore).

Acentrogobius cauerensis – Koumans, 1953: 68–70 ( Singapore).

Acentrogobius caverensis – Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Gnatholepis cauerensis – Lim & Larson, 1994: 259 ( Singapore).

Remarks: There is no recent material known from Singapore.

Gobiopterus birtwistlei (Herre)

Gobiella birtwistlei Herre, 1934a: 85 ( Singapore) ; Tweedie, 1936: 28 ( Singapore); Herre & Myers, 1937: 45 (tidal creeks, Singapore); Fowler, 1938: 266 ( Singapore).

Gobiopterus chuno (non-Hamilton) – Koumans, 1953: 244 ( Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Gobiopterus cf chuno – Mok & Munro, 1991: 236 (in part; Sungei Buloh).

Gobiopterus birtwistlei – Lim & Larson, 1994: 259 (Sungei Buloh); Ng & Sivasothi, 1999: 136–137 ( Singapore); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 107 (Loyang mangroves).

ZRC material from: Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Mandai mangroves,

Khatib Bongsu.

Remarks: The species of this genus are under investigation by Larson and Kottelat.

Gobiopterus brachypterus (Bleeker)

Apocryptes brachypterus Bleeker, 1855a: 401 (Lacus Grati, Pasuruan Province, Java); Karoli, 1882: 166 ( Singapore); Fowler, 1938: 212 ( Singapore).

Gobiopterus cf chuno – Mok & Munro, 1991: 236 (in part; Sungei Buloh).

Gobiopterus brachypterus – Lim & Larson, 1994: 259 (Tengeh & Lower Peirce Reservoirs); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 108 (Sungei Buloh).

Gobiopterus birtwistlei (non–Herre) – Ng & Lim, 1996: 113 (Tengeh Reservoir, Lower Peirce Reservoir).

ZRC material from: Lower Peirce Reservoir, Tengeh Reservoir/

Sungei Tengeh, Sungei Buloh, Sungei Mandai, Sungei Simpang,

Khatib Bongsu, Pulau Seletar, Seletar Dam, Sungei Punggol, Sungei

Serangoon.

Remarks: The species of this genus are under investigation by Larson and Kottelat.

Gobiopterus panayensis (Herre)

Mistichthys panayensis Herre, 1944: 108 (Capiz, Capiz Province, Panay, Philippines).

ZRC material from: Sungei Serangoon (1 ex.: ZRC 47291), Loyang mangroves (4 ex.: ZRC 47672) .

Remarks: A new Singapore record.

Hemigobius hoevenii (Bleeker)

Gobius hoevenii Bleeker, 1851d: 426–427 (Sambas, in river, Borneo).

? Pseudogobius hoevenii – Murphy, 1990: 155 ( Singapore mangroves).

Hemigobius hoevenii – Lim & Larson, 1994: 259 ( Singapore); Lim & Low, 1998: 141 (Pandan); Ng & Sivasothi, 1999: 136–137 ( Singapore); Larson, 2001; 74 (Sungei Buloh); Chua, 2002: 109 (Chek Jawa); Larson & Lim, 2005: 109 (Pandan mangroves, Loyang mangroves).

Hemigobius hoeveni – Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh).

ZRC material from: Kallang basin, Sungei Pandan, Sungei Tengeh, Sungei Berih, Lim Chu Kang mangroves, Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Mandai mangroves, Sungei Sembawang, Sungei Simpang, Seletar Dam, Pulau Seletar, Sungei Punggol, Sungei Serangoon, Pasir Ris, Loyang mangroves, Pulau Ubin.

Remarks: Most records of Stigmatogobius hoevenii from Singapore refer to Mugilogobius chulae ; the name has been misapplied in many localities.

Hemigobius mingi (Herre)

Gnatholepis mingi Herre, 1936a: 8–9 , Pl. IV (Pulau Ubin); Herre & Myers, 1937: 40 (Pulau Ubin); Fowler, 1938: 266 (Pulan Ubin).

Stigmatogobius mingi – Koumans, 1953: 118–119 (Pulu Ubin); Chua, 1973: 526 (Ponggol Estuary).

Hemigobius mingi – Lim & Larson, 1994: 259 ( Singapore); Larson, 2001: 74 (Pulau Ubin, Sungai Buloh, Sungei Punggol, Kranji mangroves); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 110 (Loyang mangroves).

Hemigobius melanurus – Ng & Sivasothi, 1999: 136–137 ( Singapore).

ZRC material from: Sungei Pandan, Sungei Berih, Lim Chu Kang mangroves, Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Mandai mangroves, Sungei Sembawang, Sungei Punggol, Sungei Serangoon, Loyang mangroves.

Mugilogobius chulae (Smith)

Vaimosa chulae Smith, 1932: 260 , Pl. 23 (Koh Samui, Gulf of Thailand).

Stigmatogobius hoeveni (non–Bleeker) – Tweedie, 1936: 28 (Geylang, Ayer Merbau Island).

Stigmatogobius hoevenii (non–Bleeker) – Fowler, 1938: 267 ( Singapore); Koumans 1953: 125–126 ( Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

? Pseudogobius hoevenii (non–Bleeker) – Murphy, 1990: 155 ( Singapore mangroves).

Mugilogobius chulae – Lim & Larson, 1994: 259 ( Singapore); Larson & Lim, 2005: 117 ( Singapore).

ZRC material from: Geylang, Pulau Ayer Merbau, West Coast Park,

Sungei Berih, Sungei Buloh, Mandai mangroves, Sungei Sembawang, Pulau Seletar, Punggol, Sungei Serangoon, Loyang mangroves.

Remarks: A name used earlier for this species, Stigmatogobius hoevenii , has been often confused with Hemigobius hoevenii .

Mugilogobius fasciatus Larson Mugilogobius sp. 12 – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore). Mugilogobius fasciatus Larson, 2001: 116–119 (Sungei Buloh mangroves, Singapore); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh);

Larson & Lim, 2005: 118 (Sungei Buloh). ZRC material from: Sungei Buloh.

Mugilogobius mertoni (Weber)

Gobius mertoni Weber, 1911: 37 , Figs. 5–6 (Panua Bori River near Sungei Manumbai, Aru Island).

Mugilogobius mertoni – Larson, 2001: 144 (Sungei Pandan); Larson & Lim, 2005: 119 (Sungei Pandan).

ZRC material from: Pulau Semakau, Sungei Pandan.

Remarks: The specimens identified as Mugilogobius sp. 29 in Lim

& Larson (1994) appear to be M. mertoni .

Mugilogobius platystomus (Günther)

Gobius platystoma Günther, 1872: 664 , Pl. 63, Fig. B (Port Mackay, Queensland, Australia).

Mugilogobius platystomus – Larson, 2001: 165 (Serangoon).

Remarks: No recent material of this species observed in Singapore.

Mugilogobius rambaiae (Smith) Vaimosa rambaiae Smith, 1945: 538 , Pl. 9a (Bangkok, Thailand). Mugilogobius rambaiae – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore);

Larson, 2001: 170 (Serangoon, tidal stream near Woodlands,

Sungei Buloh); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson

& Lim, 2005: 120 (Woodlands). ZRC material from: Sungei Buloh, Woodlands, Sungei Serangoon.

Mugilogobius tigrinus Larson

Mugilogobius sp. 12A – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore).

Mugilogobius tigrinus Larson, 2001: 189–192 (Sungei Pandan, Singapore); Larson & Lim, 2005: 121 (Loyang mangroves).

ZRC material from: Sungei Pandan, Loyang mangroves.

Oligolepis acutipennis (Valenciennes)

Gobius acutipennis Valenciennes, 1837: 80 (Malabar, India).

Gobius melanostigma – Bleeker, 1859–60b,c: 238, 450 ( Singapore); Bleeker, 1861: 61 ( Singapore).

? Gobius temminckii – Karoli, 1882: 165 ( Singapore); Fowler, 1938: 218 ( Singapore).

Aparrius acutipinnis – Herre & Myers, 1937: 45 ( Singapore).

Oligolepis melanostigma – Fowler, 1938: 218–219 ( Singapore).

Oligolepis acutipennis – Koumans, 1953: 92–94 ( Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore); Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore).

Remarks: There is no recent material of this genus known from Singapore. The genus is in need of revision, and the currently used species name may not be correct for the Indo–Malaysian population of this fish.

Oxyurichthys auchenolepis Bleeker

Oxyurichthys auchenolepis Bleeker, 1876: 138 ( Singapore) ; Koumans, 1953: 49–50 ( Singapore); Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore).

Oxyurichthus auchenolepis – Fowler, 1938: 219 ( Singapore).

Remarks: No recent specimens known from Singapore.

Oxyurichthys microlepis (Bleeker)

Gobius microlepis Bleeker, 1849: 35 (Freto Madurae prope Surabaya et Sumanap).

Oxyurichthys microlepis – Bleeker, 1861: 32, 56 ( Singapore); Koumans, 1953: 41–44 ( Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore); Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore); Larson & Lim, 2005: 125 (eastern Johor Straits).

Oxyurichthus microlepis – Fowler, 1938: 219 ( Singapore).

ZRC material from: Johor Straits off Yishun.

Oxyurichthys papuensis (Valenciennes)

Gobius papuensis Valenciennes, 1837: 106 (New Guinea).

Oxyurichthys belosso – Bleeker, 1859–60a,c: 216, 450 ( Singapore); Bleeker, 1861: 56 ( Singapore).

Oxyurichthus belosso – Fowler, 1938: 219 ( Singapore).

Oxyurichthys papuensis – Koumans, 1953: 46–49 ( Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore); Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore).

Remarks: No recent material of this species known from Singapore.

Oxyurichthys uronema (Weber)

Gobius (Oxyurichthys) uronema Weber, 1909: 153 (Bay of Bima, Sumbawa, Indonesia).

Oxyurichthys uronema – Larson & Lim, 2005: 124 ( Singapore). ZRC material from: Bedok, Singapore River, Punggol.

Pandaka cf. pygmaea Herre Pandaka pygmaea Herre, 1927: 198 , Pl. 15, Fig. 3 ( Philippines);

Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore); Anonymous, 2003: 94

(Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 126 (Loyang mangroves). Pandaka trimaculata – Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh). ZRC material from: Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Sungei Simpang, Pulau Seletar, Loyang mangroves. Remarks: The genus Pandaka is presently under revision by Larson.

Pseudogobiopsis oligactis (Bleeker)

Gobiopsis oligactis Bleeker, 1875b: 113–114 (Amboina, Indonesia).

Stigmatogobius poicilosoma (non–Bleeker) – Alfred, 1966: 47 (in part; Singapore); Johnson, 1973a: 113–114 (in part; Singapore); Johnson, 1973b: 129 (in part; Singapore); Munro, 1990: 115, fig. 5 (Seletar reservoir).

Pseudogobiopsis oligactis – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 (Central Catchment streams); Ng & Lim, 1996: 113 (Central Catchment area); Larson & Lim, 2005: 143 ( Singapore).

ZRC material from: MacRitchie Reservoir, Sungei Kallang outlet from MacRitchie Reservoir.

Remarks: This species appears to have become extinct in Singapore,

with the only known specimens having been collected in 1959.

Despite recent surveys of most habitats on the island by resident biologists, P. oligactis has not been found since. Munro’s (1990)

diagrammatic Fig. 5 shows a species of Pseudogobiopsis ; however,

his discussion could also refer to Rhinogobius giurinus .

Pseudogobiopsis siamensis (Fowler)

Vaimosa siamensis Fowler, 1934: 157 , Fig. 125 (Silom Canal, Bangkok, Thailand).

Vaimosa jurongensis Herre, 1940a: 18 , Pl. 13 (Jurong, Singapore); Koumans, 1953: 386–387 ( Singapore).

Vaimosa singapurensis – Tweedie, 1940: 75 (Jurong).

Stigmatogobius poicilosoma (non-Bleeker) – Alfred, 1966: 47 (in part; Singapore); Johnson, 1973a: 113–114 (in part; Singapore); Johnson, 1973b: 129 (in part; Singapore).

“ Vaimosa ” jurongensis – Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Pseudogobiopsis siamensis – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore); Ng & Lim, 1996: 113 (Sungei Seletar); Larson & Lim, 2005: 144 (outlet of MacRitchie Reservoir).

ZRC material from: Sungei Kallang outlet from MacRitchie Reservoir, Sungei Seletar.

Remarks: Tweedie (1940) refers to paratypes of Vaimosa singapurensis Herre lodged in the Raffles Museum. This was possibly a museum name for Vaimosa jurongensis Herre. The species was thought to be locally extinct (see Ng & Lim, 1996: 113) until three specimens (ZRC 50271) were collected in March 2005.

Pseudogobius avicennia (Herre)

Vaimosa avicennia Herre, 1940a: 17 , Pl.12 (mangrove swamp, Kranji River, Singapore); Koumans, 1953: 386 ( Singapore).

“ Vaimosa ” avicennia – Gomez 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Pseudogobius avicennia – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 140 (Sungei Simpang).

ZRC material from: Siglap canal, Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Sungei

Sembawang, Pulau Seletar, Loyang mangroves.

Pseudogobius javanicus (Bleeker)

Gobius javanicus Bleeker, 1856: 88 (Patjitan, central Java).

Vaimosa piapensis Herre, 1927: 147 , Pl. 10, Fig. 3 (Piapi Creek, Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines); Herre & Myers, 1937: 40 (reefs at Singapore & Pulau Ubin); Tweedie, 1940: 75 (Kranji).

Stigmatogobius poicilosoma (non–Bleeker) – Koumans, 1953: 119– 120 (in part; Singapore).

Stigmatogobius javanicus – Koumans, 1953: 122 (Pulu Ubin, Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Pseudogobius javanicus – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 (in part; Singapore); Lim & Low, 1998: 142 (Sungei Buloh); Ng & Sivasothi, 1999: 136–137 ( Singapore); Chua, 2002: 109 (Chek Jawa); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 141 (Sungei Simpang, Sungei Buloh).

ZRC material from: Kallang basin, West Coast Park, Sungei Pandan,

Sungei Tuas, Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Mandai mangroves,

Sungei Simpang, Khatib Bongsu, Seletar Dam, Pulau Seletar, Seletar

Wet Gap, Pasir Ris beach, Loyang mangroves, Pulau Ubin.

Remarks: This is a widespread species being revised by Larson (in prep.). There may be another species confused with P. javanicus .

Pseudogobius melanostictus (Day)

Gobius melanosticta Day, 1876: 290 , Pl. 63, Fig. 2 (Madras, India).

Vaimosa serangoonensis Herre in Herre & Myers, 1937: 40, Pl. 2 (creek at Serangoon, Singapore).

Stigmatogobius poicilosoma – Koumans, 1953: 119–120 (in part; Singapore).

Stigmatogobius poicilostoma – Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Pseudogobius javanicus – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 (in part; Singapore).

Pseudogobius melanostictus – Larson & Lim, 2005: 142 (Mandai mangroves).

ZRC material from: West Coast Park, Mandai mangroves, Sungei

Serangoon.

Remarks: This species is being revised by Larson (in prep.).

Pseudogobius melanostictus may not be the correct name to apply to the Singapore population.

Redigobius isognathus (Bleeker)

Stigmatogobius isognathus Bleeker, 1878: 203 ( Singapore) ; Fowler, 1938: 221 ( Singapore); Koumans, 1953: 115–116 ( Singapore).? Stigmatogobius römeri – Koumans, 1953: 113–114 ( Singapore). Stigmatogobius romeri – Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Redigobius isognathus – Lim & Larson, 1994: 261 ( Singapore); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 145 ( Singapore).

ZRC material from: Sungei Buloh, Sungei Simpang, Khatib Bongsu, Pulau Seletar, Pulau Ubin.

Remarks: The genus Redigobius is under investigation by Larson (in prep.), and R. isognathus may not be the correct name to apply to the Singapore species.

Stigmatogobius singapurensis Bleeker, 1878: 204 ( Singapore) – Fowler, 1938: 221 ( Singapore).

? Stigmatogobius römeri – Koumans, 1953: 113–115 ( Singapore).

Stigmatogobius borneensis – Koumans, 1953: 127 ( Singapore); Gomez 1980: 95 ( Singapore); Lim & Larson, 1994: 261 (in part; Singapore); Larson & Lim, 2005: 149; Larson, 2005: 351 ( Singapore).

Remarks: No recent material of this species is known from

Singapore.

Stigmatogobius pleurostigma (Bleeker)

Gobius pleurostigma Bleeker, 1849: 28–29 (Surabaya, Java).

Stigmatogobius sadanundio (non-Hamilton) – Koumans, 1953: 111 (in part; Singapore)

Stigmatogobius pleurostigma – Lim & Larson 1994: 261 ( Singapore); Anonymous 2003: 95 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 150 (Pandan mangroves); Larson, 2005: 358, Fig. 7 (Sungei Pandan mangroves).

ZRC material from: Sungei Kallang, Sungei Pandan, Sungei Buloh,

Pulau Ubin.

Remarks: This species may occur syntopically with the next species.

Stigmatogobius sadanundio (Hamilton)

Gobius sadanundio Hamilton, 1822: 52 (estuaries near Calcutta); Herre & Myers, 1937: 38 (Pulau Ubin); Fowler, 1932: 448 ( Singapore); Fowler, 1938: 218 ( Singapore).

Stigmatogobius sadanundio – Koumans, 1953: 111–112 (in part; Singapore); Tham, 1973: 218 ( Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore); Lim & Ng, 1990: 116 ( Singapore); Lim & Larson, 1994: 261 ( Singapore); Lim & Low, 1998: 141 ( Singapore); Ng & Sivasothi, 1999: 136–137 ( Singapore); Larson & Lim, 2005: 151 (Loyang mangroves); Larson, 2005: 361, Fig. 8 (Pulo Ubin, Kranji mangroves, Sungei Pandan).

Stigmatogobius sandanundio [sic] – Anonymous, 2003: 95 (Sungei Buloh).

ZRC material from: Pulau Hantu, Sungei Pandan, Pulau Buloh,

Sungei Buloh, Sungei Sembawang, Sungei Simpang, Pulau Seletar,

Sungei Punggol, Pasir Ris, Pulau Ubin.

Remarks: This species may be syntopic with the previous species,

and may be more common in Singapore.

Stigmatogobius sella (Steindachner) Gobius sella Steindachner, 1881: 212 (Borneo) . Vaimosa brocki Herre, 1936a: 9 ( Singapore Harbour); Herre &

Myers, 1937: 40 ( Singapore reef); Fowler, 1938: 267 (reef in

Singapore Harbour).

Rhinogobius giurinus (Rutter)

Gobius giurinus Rutter, 1897: 86 (Swatow, China).

Stigmatogobius poicilosoma (non–Bleeker) – Lim & Ng, 1989: 115 ( Singapore).

Rhinogobius cf giurinus – Lim & Larson, 1994: 261 ( Singapore); Ng & Lim, 1996: 117 (Central Catchment, Botanic Gardens, Jurong Road).

Stigmatogobius poecilosoma (non-Bleeker) – Anonymous, 2003: 95 (Sungei Buloh).

Redigobius giurinus – Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh).

Rhinogobius giurinus – Larson & Lim, 2005: 146 (Upper Seletar).

ZRC material from: Lower Peirce Reservoir, Botanic Gardens,

Tengeh Reservoir, Sungei Buloh, Upper Seletar Reservoir, Mandai

Road at Mandai Lake Road junction, Lorong Banir.

Remarks: This introduced species from East Asia may be partly responsible for the decline and apparent disappearance of

Pseudogobiopsis species in Singapore.

Stigmatogobius borneensis (Bleeker)

Gobius borneensis Bleeker, 1851a: 10 (Banjermassing, Borneo) .

Stigmatogobius borneensis (non–Bleeker) – Lim & Larson, 1994: 261 (in part; Singapore).

Stigmatogobius sella – Larson & Lim, 2005: 152; Larson, 2005: 363 ( Singapore harbour).

Remarks: No recent material of this species is known from

Singapore.

Figures

Fig. 2. Calamiana polylepis from Pasir Ris, ZRC 50569: a, 21 mm SL male; b, 21 mm SL female. Photographs by Tan Heok Hui.

Fig. 5. Cryptocentrus strigilliceps at Pulau Hantu. Photograph by Jani Thuaibah.

Fig. 6. Cryptocentrus new species 1 from Pulau Salu, 11 Aug.1977, BPBM 22048: a, 5.2 cm SL; b, 4.8 cm SL. Photograph by J. E. Randall.

Fig. 3. Amblyeleotris periophthalma at Pulau Hantu. Photograph by Jani Thuaibah.

Fig. 7. Cryptocentrus new species 2 at Pulau Hantu. Photograph by Jani Thuaibah.

Fig. 8. Myersina nigrivirgata at Pulau Hantu. Photograph by Jani Thuaibah.