Biology:Yongeichthys

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Yongeichthys
Gobius criniger Ford 62.jpg
Yongeichthys criniger
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Yongeichthys
Whitley, 1932
Type species
Gobius criniger
Valenciennes, 1837

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 three recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Yongeichthys criniger (Valenciennes, 1837)
  • Yongeichthys thomasi (Boulenger, 1916)
  • Yongeichthys tuticorinensis (Fowler, 1925)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Yongeichthys in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  2. "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/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q750071 entry