Acentrogobius limarius

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: Acentrogobius
Species: Acentrogobius limarius

Name

Acentrogobius limarius Allen et al., 2015

• Holotype: MZB 22708.
• Paratypes: MZB 22709 (4); WAM P.34344-010 (3).

Type locality: Bay on southwest coast of Batanta Island, 00º 53.969’S, 130º 30.995’E, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 26 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named limarius (Latin: of mud) with reference to its mud-bottom habitat.

Vernacular names

English: Batanta Mud Goby

References

• Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Hadiaty, R.K. 2015. Acentrogobius limarius, a new species of goby (Pisces: Gobiidae) from West Papua Province, Indonesia. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 15: 33–40. PDF. Reference page.