ornate goby
Istigobius ornatus (Rüppell, 1830)
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Istigobius ornatus (Rüppell, 1830)
- Name authority
- (Rüppell, 1830)
- Common name
- ornate goby
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Istigobius
- 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
- genusIstigobius Whitley, 1932
- speciesIstigobius ornatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Istigobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Istigobius hoshinonis (Tanaka, 1917) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pearl gobyIstigobius spence (Smith, 1947) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Istigobius goldmanni (Bleeker, 1852) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Istigobius campbelli (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| decorated gobyIstigobius decoratus (Herre, 1927) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Istigobius diadema (Steindachner, 1876) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Istigobius hoesei Murdy & McEachran, 1982 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Istigobius nigroocellatus (Günther, 1873) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Istigobius rigilius (Herre, 1953) | 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 calderae Evermann & Seale, 1906 Evermann & Seale, 1906 | synonym |
| Gobius ehrenbergii Valenciennes, 1837 Valenciennes, 1837 | synonym |
| Gobius elegans Valenciennes, 1837 Valenciennes, 1837 | synonym |
| Gobius ornatus Rüppell, 1830 Rüppell, 1830 | synonym |
| Gobius thurstoni Day, 1888 Day, 1888 | synonym |
| Gobius ventralis Valenciennes, 1837 Valenciennes, 1837 | synonym |
| Gobius venustulus Fowler, 1904 Fowler, 1904 | synonym |
| Gobius interstinctus Richardson, 1844 Richardson, 1844 | synonym |
| Gobius periophthalmoides Bleeker, 1851 Bleeker, 1851 | synonym |
| Gobius stephensoni Whitley, 1932 Whitley, 1932 | synonym |
| Istigobius elegans (Valenciennes, 1837) (Valenciennes, 1837) | synonym |
| Istigobius stephensoni (Whitley, 1932) (Whitley, 1932) | synonym |
| Rhinogobius calderae (Evermann & Seale, 1906) (Evermann & Seale, 1906) | synonym |
| Sicyopterus maritimus Fourmanoir, 1955 Fourmanoir, 1955 | synonym |
| Ctenogobius calderae (Evermann & Seale, 1906) (Evermann & Seale, 1906) | synonym |
| Acentrogobius ornatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Rüppell, 1830) | 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=219505 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:6NBNC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.