Stiphodon martenstyni

Martenstyn's goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Sicydiinae
Genus: Stiphodon
Species: S. martenstyni
Binomial name
Stiphodon martenstyni
Watson, 1998

The Martenstyn's goby, (Stiphodon martenstyni) is a species of amphidromous freshwater goby endemic to Sri Lanka where it can only be found in southwestern region. The males of this species can reach a length of 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in) SL.[1]

Etymology

The specific name martenstyni is named in memory of Cedric Martenstyn, who was a leading naturalist of the country that was killed by LTTE.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Stiphodon aureorostrum" in FishBase. June 2013 version.


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