Alabes hoesei Springer & Fraser, 1976
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
The dwarf shore eel (Alabes hoesei) is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae. It is a small species which attains a maximum total length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in). This species is transparent and its internal organs are clearly visible through its skin. It occurs at depths of 0 to 5 metres (0 to 16 ft) within beds of seagrass and sometimes in nearby reefs. It is endemic to southern Australia where its range extends from near Sydney in New South Wales to Houtman Abrolhos in Western Australia, including the northern and eastern coast of Tasmania. This species was described by Victor G. Springer and Thomas H. Fraser in 1976 and the specific name honours the ichthyologist Douglass F. Hoese of the Australian Museum who provided Springer and Fraser with much of the material they used in their description.
Wikipedia contributors, Dwarf shore eel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:57:45.703698+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Alabes hoesei Springer & Fraser, 1976
- Name authority
- Springer & Fraser, 1976
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiesociformes
- Family
- Gobiesocidae
- Genus
- Alabes
- 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
- orderGobiesociformes
- familyGobiesocidae Bleeker, 1859
- subfamilyCheilobranchinae Günther, 1870
- genusAlabes Cloquet, 1816
- speciesAlabes hoesei Springer & Fraser, 1976
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Alabes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Alabes obtusirostris Hutchins & Morrison, 2004 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes elongata Hutchins & Morrison, 2004 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes occidentalis Hutchins & Morrison, 2004 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes bathys Hutchins, 2006 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes dorsalis (Richardson, 1845) | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes gibbosa Hutchins & Morrison, 2004 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes brevis Springer & Fraser, 1976 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes parvula (McCulloch, 1909) | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes scotti Hutchins & Morrison, 2004 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabes springeri Hutchins, 2006 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Springer, V. G., & Fraser, T. H. (1976). Synonymy of the fish families Cheilobranchidae (=Alabetidae) and Gobiesocidae, with descriptions of two new species of Alabes. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 234:23 P. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.234 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:666M8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.