Stiphodon martenstyni

Stiphodon martenstyni, the Martenstyn's stiphodon or Martenstyn's goby, 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]

Stiphodon martenstyni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Stiphodon
Species:
S. martenstyni
Binomial name
Stiphodon martenstyni
Watson, 1998

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.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Stiphodon aureorostrum" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  • "ITIS Standard Report Page: Stiphodon martenstyni". itis.gov. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  • Bambaradeniya, C.N.B.; IUCN Sri Lanka (2006). The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research, and Conservation. World Conservation Union (IUCN). p. 115. ISBN 9789558177518. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  • "Species Stiphodon martenstyni - Hierarchy - The Taxonomicon". taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl. Retrieved 2015-11-10.


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