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Hoese's goby

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Hoese's goby
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Glossogobius
Species:
G. hoesei
Binomial name
Glossogobius hoesei

Glossogobius hoesei, Hoese's goby, is a species of goby endemic to the Ayamaru Lakes in West Papua, Indonesia where it can be found on muddy or gravel substrates as well as in small tributary streams. This species can reach a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Douglass Fielding Hoese of the Australian Museum in Sydney who has made an important contribution to the study of fishes in the order Gobiiformes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Larson, H. (2021). "Glossogobius hoesei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T9255A147527204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T9255A147527204.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Glossogobius hoesei". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 August 2018.