Biology:Yongeichthys
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Yongeichthys is a genus of gobies native to the coastal waters of the Atlantic coast of Africa, Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1] The name of this genus honours the zoologist Charles Maurice Yonge (1899-1986), who led the Great Barrier Reef Expedition of 1928–1929.[2]
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Yongeichthys audax (Smith, 1959)
- Yongeichthys nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Yongeichthys signatus (Peters, 1855)
- Yongeichthys suluensis (Herre, 1927)
- Yongeichthys thomasi (Boulenger, 1916)
- Yongeichthys tuticorinensis (Fowler, 1925)
- Yongeichthys viganensis (Steindachner, 1893)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Yongeichthys in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (r-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 24 July 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes7/.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Yongeichthys". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Yongeichthys.
Wikidata ☰ Q750071 entry
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