Oxyurichthys takagi

Oxyurichthys takagi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Oxyurichthys
Species:
O. takagi
Binomial name
Oxyurichthys takagi
Pezold, 1998

Oxyurichthys takagi is a species of goby is found in the Western Pacific: known only from Palau. This species reaches a length of 6.4 cm (2.5 in).[2][3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Kazunori Takagi, of the Tokyo University of Fisheries, whose studies of gobioid oculoscapular canals showed their significance to gobioid systematics.[4]

References

  1. ^ Greenfield, D.; Larson, H.; Munroe, T.A. (2016). "Oxyurichthys takagi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T193018A2185033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T193018A2185033.en. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  2. ^ Pezold F (1998). "Three new species of Oxyurichthys (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Indian and Pacific Oceans". Copeia. 1998 (3): 687–695. doi:10.2307/1447798. JSTOR 1447798.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxyurichthys takagi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (17 January 2025). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (a-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 September 2025.