Rhinogobius lanyuensis
| Rhinogobius lanyuensis | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Rhinogobius |
| Species: | R. lanyuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinogobius lanyuensis Chen, Miller & Fang, 1998 | |
Rhinogobius lanyuensis is a species of freshwater goby endemic to Taiwan and only found on Orchid Island (=Lanyu, the type locality) and Green Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.[1][2] Fishbase also lists it from "China".[3]
Rhinogobius lanyuensis grows to 6.7 cm (2.6 in). It has not been evaluated by IUCN but is classified as "near threatened" in the 2012 Redlist of Fresh Water Fishes of Taiwan.[1]
References
- 1 2 Shao, Kwang-Tsao. "Rhinogobius lanyuensis". The Fish Database of Taiwan. WWW Web electronic publication. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N. (3 February 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Rhinogobius lanyuensis" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
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