| Redneck goby | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Schismatogobius |
| Species: | S. deraniyagalai |
| Binomial name | |
| Schismatogobius deraniyagalai Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1989 | |
Schismatogobius deraniyagalai, the redneck goby, is a species of goby native to India and Sri Lanka. This species inhabits river shallows, where it prefers areas with substrates that range from sand to gravel in which it can hide when threatened. This species can reach a total length of 4.5 cm (1.8 in). It can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours the Sri Lankan paleontologist and zoologist Paul E. P. Deraniyagala (1900-1976) for his contribution to the natural history of Sri Lanka.
References
- ^ Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S. (2019). "Schismatogobius deraniyagalai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T19972A2609397. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T19972A2609397.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schismatogobius deraniyagalai". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (24 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (p-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Schismatogobius deraniyagalai | |
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