Biology:Brachygobius doriae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Brachygobius |
| Species: | B. doriae
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| Brachygobius doriae (Günther, 1868)
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Brachygobius doriae, the bumblebee goby, is a species of goby native to fresh and brackish waters of Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. This species can reach 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) TL.[2] It may be found in the aquarium trade.
Etymology
This fish is named in honor of zoologist Giacoma Doria (1840-1913), who was the president of the Italian Geographic Society, and who collected fish in Borneo and sent them to the Natural History Museum, including the type specimen of this species.[3]
References
- ↑ Larson, H. (2019). "Brachygobius doriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T180851A91079360.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/180851/91079360.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Brachygobius doriae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order GOBIIFORMES: Families TRICHONOTIDAE, RHYACICHTHYIDAE, ODONTOBUTIDAE, MILYERINGIDAE, ELEOTRIDAE, BUTIDAE and THALASSELEOTRIDIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes2/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2094722 entry
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