Biology:Stiphodon larson

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Short description: Species of fish

Stiphodon larson
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Stiphodon
Species:
S. larson
Binomial name
Stiphodon larson
Watson, 1996

Stiphodon larson is a species of goby found in Papua New Guinea. [1] This species can reach a length of 3.1 centimetres (1.2 in) SL. [2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Helen K. Larson, the Curator of Fishes at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin, Australia.[3]

References

  1. Watson, R.E., 1996. A review of Stiphodon from New Guinea and adjacent regions, with descriptions of five new species (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Sicydiinae). Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 23(3-4):113-132.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Stiphodon larson" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. "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 ☰ Q6405292 entry