Stiphodon larson
| Stiphodon larson | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Stiphodon |
| Species: | S. larson
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| Binomial name | |
| Stiphodon larson Watson, 1996
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Stiphodon larson is a species of goby found in Papua New Guinea. [1] This species can reach a length of 3.1 centimetres (1.2 in) SL. [2]
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.[3]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stiphodon larson". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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.