Pascua

Pascua
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Pascua; J. E. Randall, 2005
Type species
	Pascua caudilinea; J. E. Randall, 2005

Short description: Genus of fishes

Pascua is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific Ocean.^[1] The origin of the name "Pascua" is from the Spanish for "Easter" in recognition of the Easter Island range of the type specimen.^[2]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Pascua caudilinea J. E. Randall, 2005 (Pascua goby)
Pascua sticta (Hoese & Larson, 2005)

A third species in this genus Pascua readeri (Hoese & Larson, 2005) has been recognised by some authorities,^[3] but is placed in Hetereleotris by FishBase.^[4]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Pascua in FishBase. June 2013 version.
↑ Randall, J. E. (2005): Pascua caudilinea, a New Genus and Species of Gobiid Fish (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Easter Island. Zoological Studies, 44 (1): 19-25
↑ J.E. Randall (2006). "Validation of the gobiid fish genus Pascua". aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology 12 (1): 35-38. https://aqua-aquapress.com/validation-of-the-gobiid-fish-genus-pascua-2/. Abstract
↑ "Synonyms of Hetereleotris readerae Hoese & Larson, 2005". FishBase. http://www.fishbase.se/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=62977&SynCode=158258&GenusName=Hetereleotris&SpeciesName=readerae. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

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[FishBase-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Pascua in FishBase. June 2013 version.

[2] Randall, J. E. (2005): Pascua caudilinea, a New Genus and Species of Gobiid Fish (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Easter Island. Zoological Studies, 44 (1): 19-25

[Randall-3] J.E. Randall (2006). "Validation of the gobiid fish genus Pascua". aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology 12 (1): 35-38. https://aqua-aquapress.com/validation-of-the-gobiid-fish-genus-pascua-2/. Abstract

[Syn-4] "Synonyms of Hetereleotris readerae Hoese & Larson, 2005". FishBase. http://www.fishbase.se/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=62977&SynCode=158258&GenusName=Hetereleotris&SpeciesName=readerae. Retrieved 15 September 2018.