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Stiphodon larson

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Species of fish

Stiphodon larson
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Stiphodon
Species: S. larson
Binomial name
Stiphodon larson
Watson, 1996

Stiphodon larson is a species of goby found in Papua New Guinea. This species can reach a length of 3.1 centimetres (1.2 in) SL.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Helen K. Larson, the Curator of Fishes at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin, Australia.

References

  1. Watson, R.E., 1996. A review of Stiphodon from New Guinea and adjacent regions, with descriptions of five new species (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Sicydiinae). Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 23(3-4):113-132.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stiphodon larson". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (p-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Stiphodon larson


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