Rotuma lewisi

Rotuma lewisi, or Lewis's wriggler, is a species of fish in the family Xenisthmidae, which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae.[3] Rotuma is a monotypic genus.[4] The generic name refers to the volcanic island of Rotuma, north of Fiji while the specific name honours Anthony D. Lewis, a Fisheries Officer of the Government of Fiji who supported Springer's field work in Fiji.[5] It has been recorded from Fiji, Tonga, the Santa Cruz Islands, the Comoros Islands, and the Chesterfield Islands.[1]

Rotuma lewisi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Rotuma
Springer, 1988
Species:
R. lewisi
Binomial name
Rotuma lewisi

Distribution

Southwest Pacific.[4]

References
  1. Greenfield, D. & Munroe, T.A. (2016). "Rotuma lewisi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69739933A69742714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69739933A69742714.en.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Rotuma lewisi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). Fishes of the World (5 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-1119220817.
  4. Springer, V.G. (1988). "Rotuma lewisi, new genus and species of fish from the southwest Pacific (Gobioidei, Xenisthmidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Biological Society of Washington. 101 (3): 530–539.
  5. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (26 July 2017). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Families RHYACICHTHYIDAE, ODONTOBUTIDAE, MILYERINGIDAE, ELEOTRIDAE, BUTIDAE and THALASSELEOTRIDIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 July 2018.


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