Biology:Larsonella pumila
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Larsonella J. E. Randall & Senou, 2001 |
| Species: | L. pumila
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| Binomial name | |
| Larsonella pumila (Larson & Hoese, 1980)
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Larsonella pumila is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean from the coast of Africa to the western Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 1.9 centimetres (0.75 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Helen K. Larson who was the Curator of Fishes at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin, for her work on the taxonomy of Indo-Pacific gobies.[3]
References
- ↑ Larson, H.; Goatley, C. (2025). "Larsonella pumilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Larsonella pumila" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 14 July 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes6/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2500817 entry
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