Cheek-streaked goby
Appearance
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Cheek-streaked goby | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Echinogobius |
Species: | E. hayashii
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Binomial name | |
Echinogobius hayashii |
Echinogobius hayashii, the cheek-streaked goby, is a species of goby native to western Australia and Japan. This species can be found at depths of from 1 to 20 metres (3.3 to 65.6 ft) living in areas with strong tidal currents and a sandy substrate. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name honours Masayoshi Hayashi, a curator at Yokosuka City Museum, who collected the type specimens.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Echinogobius hayashii". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (28 December 2023). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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