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Tomiyamichthys

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Tomiyamichthys
Tomiyamichthys oni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Tomiyamichthys
J. L. B. Smith, 1956
Type species
Cryptocentrus oni
Tomiyama, 1936
Synonyms

Eilatia Klausewitz, 1974
Flabelligobius Smith, 1956

Tomiyamichthys is a genus of gobies found from the Red Sea through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean.

Etymology

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The name of this genus honours the Japanese ichthyologist Itiro Tomiyama of the Tokyo Imperial University, who described the type species, Tomiyamichthys oni, in 1936.[1]

Species

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These are the current recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ New fish species found in the Great Barrier Reef Phys.org October 9, 2023 accessed December 2, 2023
  3. ^ Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Utama, I.V. (2019) Tomiyamichthys emilyae, a new species of shrimpgoby (Gobiidae) from North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 33, 53-64.; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3473511
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Hoese, D.F., Shibukawa, K. & Johnson, J.W. (2016): Description of a new species of Tomiyamichthys from Australia with a discussion of the generic name. Zootaxa, 4079 (5): 582-594.
  5. ^ Randall, J.E. & Chen, I.S. (2007). "Tomiyamichthys tanyspilus, a new species of gobiid fish from Indonesia". Zoological Studies. 46 (6): 651–655.
  6. ^ Allen, G.R. (2015). "Descriptions of two new species of shrimpgobies (Gobiidae: Cryptocentrus and Tomiyamichthys) from Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 16: 67–81.