Biology:Callogobius snelliusi

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Callogobius snelliusi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Callogobius
Species:
C. snelliusi
Binomial name
Callogobius snelliusi
Koumans, 1953

Callogobius snelliusi is a species of goby found in the western Pacific Ocean from Japan to Indonesia and the eastern coast of northern Australia.[1]

Description

This species reaches a length of 3.3 cm (1.3 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the Dutch hydrographic research vessel Snellius, which was involved in collecting the type specimen.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Callogobius snelliusi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ↑ "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes4/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1045019 entry