Biology:Rhinogobius mizunoi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Rhinogobius |
| Species: | R. mizunoi
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| Rhinogobius mizunoi T. Suzuki, K. Shibukawa & M. Aizawa, 2017
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Rhinogobius mizunoi is a species of fish in the family Oxudercidae. It is found in freshwater streams in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]
Description
This species reaches a length of 6.72 cm (2.65 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Nobuhiko Mizuno, former professor of Ehime University (Japan), for his contribution to the knowledge of the ecology of freshwater fishes in Japan, particularly gobies in the genus Rhinogobius.[3]
References
- ↑ Suzuki, T. & Shibukawa, K. & 藍澤, 正宏. (2017). Rhinogobius mizunoi, a new species of freshwater goby (teleostei: Gobiidae) from Japan. Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum, Natural Science. 2017. 79-95.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Rhinogobius mizunoi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (p-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes3/.
Wikidata ☰ Q108586279 entry
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