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Karsten totoyensis

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Karsten totoyensis
Scientific classification edit
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Gobiiformes
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Murdy, 2002
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Binomial name
Karsten totoyensis
(Garman, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Gobioides totoyensis Garman, 1903
  • Taenioides coecus M. C. W. Weber, 1913
  • Brachyamblyopus coecus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913)

Karsten totoyensis is a species of goby native to the western Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded from the Philippines , Fiji and Indonesia. This species can be found over muddy or sandy substrates usually down to a depth of 55 metres (180 ft), but it has been recorded down to a depth of 1,122 metres (3,681 ft). This species grows to a length of 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in) SL.

Etymology

This species is the only known member of its genus,[1] whose name honours Karsten E. Hartel, a Curatorial Associate in Ichthyology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology of Harvard University, for his assistance to the describer's studies as well as assisting others over the years.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Karsten totoyensis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  2. "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (a-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 6 December 2017. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes2/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2591299 entry





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