Biology:Karsten totoyensis
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Subfamily: | Amblyopinae |
| Genus: | Karsten Murdy, 2002 |
| Species: | K. totoyensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Karsten totoyensis (Garman, 1903)
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Karsten totoyensis is a species of goby native to the western Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded from the Philippines , Fiji and Indonesia. This species can be found over muddy or sandy substrates usually down to a depth of 55 metres (180 ft), but it has been recorded down to a depth of 1,122 metres (3,681 ft). This species grows to a length of 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in) SL.
Etymology
This species is the only known member of its genus,[1] whose name honours Karsten E. Hartel, a Curatorial Associate in Ichthyology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology of Harvard University, for his assistance to the describer's studies as well as assisting others over the years.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Karsten totoyensis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (a-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 6 December 2017. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes2/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2591299 entry
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