Biology:Navigobius dewa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Navigobius |
| Species: | N. dewa
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| Binomial name | |
| Navigobius dewa Hoese & Motomura, 2009
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Navigobius dewa is a species of dartfish native to the western Pacific Ocean where it is only known from the waters around southern Japan. This species grows to a length of 40.7 centimetres (16.0 in) SL.[1][2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Shin-ichi Dewa of Kagoshima, Japan, who collected the type specimen.[3]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Navigobius dewa" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ↑ Hoese, D.F. & Motomura, H. (2009): Descriptions of two new genera and species of pterelotrine fishes from Australia and Japan (Teleostei: Gobioidei) with discussion of possible relationships. Zootaxa, 2312: 49–59.
- ↑ "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes6/.
Wikidata ☰ Q6431273 entry
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