Asterropteryx semipunctata Rüppell, 1830

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Asterropteryx semipunctata, the starry goby is a species of true goby from the family Gobiidae. It is a widespread species, found from the Red Sea and Persian Gulf to Hawaii and the Line Islands, north to Japan and south to Lord Howe Island, as well as Western Australia and New South Wales. It is found on reef rocks covered in algae and among the rubble of the inner flats and turbid lagoons. It uses burrows and holes in the reef to hide in and it feeds on small benthic invertebrates. This species is found either living a solitary life but has also been recorded in small groups. It is the type species of the genus Asterropteryx.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Asterropteryx semipunctata Rüppell, 1830

Name authority

Rüppell, 1830

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Teleostei

Order

Gobiiformes

Family

Gobiidae

Genus

Asterropteryx

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.

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. subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
13. genusAsterropteryx Rüppell, 1830
14. speciesAsterropteryx semipunctata Rüppell, 1830

Close classified relatives

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

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

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. Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. Frankfurt Am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner)., 1–141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1–35. [Part 1 (1828): 1–26, Pls. 1–6; part 2 (1829): 27–94, Pls. 7–24; part 3 (1830):95–141, Pls. 25–35.]. 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:5VVX8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.