Schindleria praematura

Schindleria praematura, Schindler's fish is a species of neotenic goby which was formerly placed in the monogeneric family Schindleriidae but which is currently classified within the Gobiidae.[4] It is associated with reefs and has an Indo-Pacific distribution from South Africa and Madagascar to Hawaii and the sea mounts of the South Pacific.[3] The generic name and the common name honour the German zoologist Otto Schindler (1906–1959) who described the species.[5]

This article is about a species of fish. For the song "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" by the rock group Yes, see Fragile (Yes album).

Schindleria praematura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Schindleria
Species:
S. praematura
Binomial name
Schindleria praematura
Synonyms[3]

Hemiramphus praematurus Schindler, 1930

The song "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" by the British rock group Yes, from their 1971 album Fragile, refers to this species albeit with an incorrect spelling of the species name. The genus name is sung as "shine-duh-leer-ee-ah" by bassist Chris Squire & vocalist Jon Anderson, in order to fit the song's melody. "The Fish" was Squire's nickname, as he was known to luxuriate in his hotel room's baths for long periods while on tour, and the song is a mostly-instrumental feature for his bass playing.

References
  1. Larson, H.K. & Murdy, E. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Schindleria praematura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154836A4646866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154836A4646866.en.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Schindleria praematura". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Schindleria praematura" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  4. J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
  5. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (24 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (r-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 August 2018.


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