shimofuri goby

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The Shimofuri goby (Tridentiger bifasciatus) is found in fresh and brackish waters. However, it is most abundant in low-salinity environments. The fish has typical features consistent with the family Gobiidae and grows to a maximum of 12 centimetres (4.7 in). These characteristics include two pelvic fins united from a conical sucking disk, a spiny anterior and a soft posterior dorsal fin, and eyes near the top of the head. These fins typically have 6-7 spines and 11-14 rays with orange tints on the edges. Tridentiger bifasciatus has a flat wide head and is highly variable in color, but generally light or dark brown with midlateral spots and minuscule white spots on the head. The native range of Tridentiger bifasciatus is fresh and brackish water habitats in Asia. This includes Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and the former Soviet Union. The Shimofuri goby is widely distributed in the San Francisco estuary. By 1990, the species traveled down to the Pyramid Lake in Los Angeles County. By 2016, the Shimofuri goby has been found in seven southern California reservoirs.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Tridentiger bifasciatus Steindachner, 1881

Name authority

Steindachner, 1881

Common name

shimofuri goby

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Teleostei

Order

Gobiiformes

Family

Gobiidae

Genus

Tridentiger

Extinction status

Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · 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.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. gigaclassActinopterygii
8. superclassActinopteri
9. classTeleostei
10. orderGobiiformes
11. familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
12. subfamilyGobionellinae Bleeker, 1874
13. genusTridentiger Gill, 1859
14. speciesTridentiger bifasciatus Steindachner, 1881

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Tridentiger. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Browse 1,603 records assigned to Gobiidae.

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.

1. Steindachner, F. (1881). Ichthyologische Beiträge (X). Sitzungsberichte Der Kaiserlichen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, v. 83 (1. Abth.): 179–219, Pls. 1–8. [Also as separate, pp. 1–41, Pls. 1–8]. 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:58NVZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.