Pascua is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific Ocean.[1] The origin of the name "Pascua" is from the Spanish for "Easter" in recognition of the Easter Island range of the type specimen.[2]
| Pascua | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Pascua J. E. Randall, 2005 |
| Type species | |
| Pascua caudilinea J. E. Randall, 2005
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Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pascua caudilinea J. E. Randall, 2005 (Pascua goby)
- Pascua sticta (Hoese & Larson, 2005)
A third species in this genus Pascua readeri (Hoese & Larson, 2005) has been recognised by some authorities,[3] but is placed in Hetereleotris by FishBase.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pascua". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ Randall, J. E. (2005): Pascua caudilinea, a New Genus and Species of Gobiid Fish (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Easter Island. Zoological Studies, 44 (1): 19-25
- ^ J.E. Randall (2006). "Validation of the gobiid fish genus Pascua". aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 12 (1): 35–38. Abstract
- ^ "Synonyms of Hetereleotris readerae Hoese & Larson, 2005". FishBase. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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