Gobiopsis malekulae, the striped barbelgoby, is a species of goby found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.[1]

Gobiopsis malekulae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gobiopsis
Species:
G. malekulae
Binomial name
Gobiopsis malekulae
(Herre, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Macgregorella bravoi Herre, 1940

Description

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This species reaches a length of 3.0 cm (1.2 in).[2]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Malekula Island, Vanuatu,.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Larson, H.K. and E.O. Murdy, 2001. Gobiidae. Gobies. p. 3578-3603. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome.Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobiopsis malekulae". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 March 2023.