Navigobius dewa
| Navigobius dewa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Navigobius |
| Species: | N. dewa
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| Binomial name | |
| Navigobius dewa | |
Navigobius dewa is a species of dartfish native to the western Pacific Ocean where it is only known from the waters around southern Japan. This species grows to a length of 40.7 centimetres (16.0 in) SL.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Shin-ichi Dewa of Kagoshima, Japan, who collected the type specimen.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Navigobius dewa". FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ Hoese, D.F. & Motomura, H. (2009): Descriptions of two new genera and species of pterelotrine fishes from Australia and Japan (Teleostei: Gobioidei) with discussion of possible relationships. Zootaxa, 2312: 49–59.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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