Robinsichthys arrowsmithensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Robinsichthys |
| Species: | R. arrowsmithensis
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| Robinsichthys arrowsmithensis Birdsong, 1988
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Robinsichthys arrowsmithensis is a species of goby found on the Arrowsmith Bank in the Caribbean Sea at depths of from 92 to 596 metres (302 to 1,955 ft). This species grows to a length of 2.3 centimetres (0.91 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] The name of this genus honours C. Richard Robins (1928-2020), an American ichthyologist who was an important contributor to the study of gobies of the Americas.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ van Tassell, J.; Pezold, F.; Tornabene, L.; Aiken, K.A. & Bouchereau, J.-L. (2015). "Robinsichthys arrowsmithensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T185900A1787240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T185900A1787240.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Robinsichthys arrowsmithensis". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ 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 15 September 2018.
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