Stiphodon martenstyni, the Martenstyn's stiphodon or Martenstyn's goby, is a species of amphidromous freshwater goby endemic to the southwestern portion of Sri Lanka. The males of this species can reach a length of 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in) SL.[2]
| Stiphodon martenstyni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Stiphodon |
| Species: | S. martenstyni
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| Binomial name | |
| Stiphodon martenstyni Watson, 1998
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Etymology
editThe specific name martenstyni is named in memory of Cedric Martenstyn, who was a leading naturalist of the country killed by the Tamil militant organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).[2]
References
edit- ^ Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S. (2019). "Stiphodon martenstyni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T196297A150839252". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T196297A150839252.en. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stiphodon aureorostrum". 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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