Navigobius dewa
| Navigobius dewa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Navigobius |
| Species: | N. dewa |
| Binomial name | |
| Navigobius dewa | |
Navigobius dewa is a species of dartfish native to the western Pacific Ocean where it is only known from the waters around southern Japan. This species grows to a length of 40.7 centimetres (16.0 in) SL.[1][2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Shin-ichi Dewa of Kagoshima, Japan, who collected the type specimen.[3]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Navigobius dewa". FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ Hoese, D.F. & Motomura, H. (2009): Descriptions of two new genera and species of pterelotrine fishes from Australia and Japan (Teleostei: Gobioidei) with discussion of possible relationships. Zootaxa, 2312: 49–59.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 August 2024.