Microgobius urraca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gobioidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Gobiaria Ordo: Gobiiformes Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Gobiidae
Subfamilia: Gobiinae
Genus: Microgobius
Species: Microgobius urraca

Name

• Microgobius urraca Tornabene, Van Tassel & Robertson, 2012

Holotype: AMNH 255033. Paratypes (2): AMNH 255034; USNM 404510.

Type locality: Panama (Pacific), east of Isla Raya, 7.39660, -80.29910, 12 m depth.[1]

Etymology: The specific epithet urraca is in reference to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s research vessel the Urraca, which served the institute between 1994–2007.

Vernacular names

English: Dark-finned Sand Goby

References

• Tornabene, L.; Van Tassell, J.L.; Robertson, D.R. 2012: Microgobius urraca (Teleostei: Gobiidae), a new species of goby from the tropical eastern Pacific. Zootaxa 3447: 41–55. Preview Reference page.