Records of Bearded flathead goby Glossogobius bicirrhosus (Weber, 1894) (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from eastern Ishigaki-jima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan

Abstract

Examples of Bearded flathead goby, Glossogobius bicirrhosus (Weber, 1894), collected from the sand/gravel bottom of a river draining part of eastern Ishigaki-jima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan in 2013 and 2017. It represent the first discovery of the species from the eastern area of the island and first specimen-based records from the island over the past 12 years.