Callogobius snelliusi
Callogobius snelliusi is a species of goby found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Japan, to Indonesia, and then the east coast of northern Australia.[1]
| Callogobius snelliusi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Callogobius |
| Species: | C. snelliusi |
| Binomial name | |
| Callogobius snelliusi Koumans, 1953 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 3.3 cm (1.3 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of the Dutch hydrographic research vessel Snellius, which was involved in collecting the type specimen.[3]
References
- Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Callogobius snelliusi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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