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| Yongeichthys | |
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| Yongeichthys criniger | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiinae |
| Genus: | Yongeichthys Whitley, 1932 |
| Type species | |
| Gobius criniger Valenciennes, 1837 | |
Yongeichthys is a genus of gobies native to the coastal waters of the Atlantic coast of Africa, Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1] The name of this genus honours the zoologist Charles Maurice Yonge (1899-1986), who led the Great Barrier Reef Expedition of 1928–1929.[2]
Species
[edit]There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Yongeichthys audax (Smith, 1959)
- Yongeichthys nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Yongeichthys signatus (Peters, 1855)
- Yongeichthys suluensis (Herre, 1927)
- Yongeichthys thomasi (Boulenger, 1916)
- Yongeichthys tuticorinensis (Fowler, 1925)
- Yongeichthys viganensis (Steindachner, 1893)
References
[edit]- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Yongeichthys". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (24 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (r-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Yongeichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
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