WoRMS taxon details
Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill, 1859)
283049 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:283049)
accepted
Species
Triaenophorus trigonocephalus Gill, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Triaenophorus trigonocephalus Gill, 1859) Gill, T. N. (1859). Prodromus descriptionis familiae Gobioidarum duorum generum novorum. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> v. 7 (nos 1-3, art. 4): 16-19. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283049 on 2025-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Triaenophorus trigonocephalus Gill, 1859) Gill, T. N. (1859). Prodromus descriptionis familiae Gobioidarum duorum generum novorum. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> v. 7 (nos 1-3, art. 4): 16-19. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
[request]
context source (HKRMS) Lam C. (1990). Intertidal gobies (Pisces: Gobiidae) from Hong Kong. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern china II.Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 2: pp 673-690. [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
[request]context source (HKRMS) Lam C. (1990). Intertidal gobies (Pisces: Gobiidae) from Hong Kong. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern china II.Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 2: pp 673-690. [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species impact in California (State) : Consumes native species (predator or herbivore) [details]Introduced species impact in California (State) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]
Introduced species impact in California (State) : Consumes native species (predator or herbivore) [details]
Introduced species impact in California (State) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]
Introduced species impact in California (State) : Consumes native species (predator or herbivore) [details]
Introduced species impact in California (State) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Ukraine (Nation) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Ukraine (Nation) : Shipping [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Australian part of the Tasman Sea (Marine Region) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | chameleon goby | [details] |
| Japanese | アカオビシマハゼ | [details] |
| Russian | Полосатый трехзубый бычок | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Тризубий смугастий бичок | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (26 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Triaenophorus trigonocephalus Gill, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tridentiger trigonocephalus)
To FishBase (from synonym Triaenophorus trigonocephalus Gill, 1859)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Tridentiger trigonocephalus, Japan, by Suzuki, T.)
To GenBank (90 nucleotides; 101 proteins)
To GenBank (90 nucleotides; 101 proteins) (from synonym Triaenophorus trigonocephalus Gill, 1859)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tridentiger trigonocephalus RAD108604-002)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Triaenophorus trigonocephalus Gill, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tridentiger trigonocephalus)
To FishBase (from synonym Triaenophorus trigonocephalus Gill, 1859)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Tridentiger trigonocephalus, Japan, by Suzuki, T.)
To GenBank (90 nucleotides; 101 proteins)
To GenBank (90 nucleotides; 101 proteins) (from synonym Triaenophorus trigonocephalus Gill, 1859)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tridentiger trigonocephalus RAD108604-002)
To PESI
To ITIS
