Sueviota bryozophila

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: Sueviota
Species: Sueviota bryozophila

Name

Sueviota bryozophila Allen et al., 2016

• Holotype: MZB 22140.
• Paratypes: MZB 22139 (2); WAM P.34481-001 (2), P.34257-001 (1); MB 0614601 (1).

Type locality: Ambon Bay (03° 42.003’ S, 128° 06.340’ E), Ambon, Maluku Province, Indonesia, 20 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named bryozophila (Latin: bryozoan-loving), with reference to its association with bryozoan colonies.

Vernacular names

English: Bryozoan Goby

References

• Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Cahyani, N.K.D. 2016. Sueviota bryozophila, a new species of coral-reef goby from Indonesia (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 20: 76–82. PDF Reference page.