Favonigobius lateralis (MacLeay, 1881)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Favonigobius lateralis is a species of goby native to coastal waters of eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand where it can be found in marine and brackish waters of sandy estuaries. It prefers to live in beds of seagrass. This species can reach a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Favonigobius lateralis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:32:56.866828+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Favonigobius lateralis (MacLeay, 1881)
- Name authority
- (MacLeay, 1881)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Favonigobius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusFavonigobius Whitley, 1930
- speciesFavonigobius lateralis (MacLeay, 1881)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Favonigobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Favonigobius exquisitus Whitley, 1950 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius opalescens (Herre, 1936) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius gymnauchen (Bleeker, 1860) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius aliciae (Herre, 1936) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius lentiginosus (Richardson, 1844) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler, 1934) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius punctatus (Gill & Miller, 1990) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gobius lateralis MacLeay, 1881 MacLeay, 1881 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280773 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3DWYB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.