Stiphodon martenstyni
| Martenstyn's goby | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| 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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Stiphodon aureorostrum" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=638091
- https://books.google.lk/books?id=KpSwBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115&dq=Stiphodon+martenstyni&source=bl&ots=LcQblI2LVp&sig=nVFz9t0HNsjLjN9dtHo_f4WzVL8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=s0HYVILCNYzq8AWrp4D4Ag&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=Stiphodon%20martenstyni&f=false
- http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/TaxonTree.aspx?id=188271&tree=0.1&syn=1