| Cheek-streaked goby | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Echinogobius |
| Species: | E. hayashii |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinogobius hayashii Iwata, S. Hosoya & Niimura, 1998 | |
Echinogobius hayashii, the cheek-streaked goby, is a species of goby native to western Australia and Japan. This species can be found at depths of from 1 to 20 metres (3.3 to 65.6 ft) living in areas with strong tidal currents and a sandy substrate. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
Etymology
The specific name honours Masayoshi Hayashi, a curator at Yokosuka City Museum, who collected the type specimens.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Echinogobius hayashii" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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