Cheek-streaked goby | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Echinogobius |
Species: | E. hayashii
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Binomial name | |
Echinogobius hayashii |
Echinogobius hayashii, the cheek-streaked goby, is a species of goby native to western Australia and Japan. This species can be found at depths of from 1 to 20 metres (3.3 to 65.6 ft) living in areas with strong tidal currents and a sandy substrate. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus. [1]
The specific name honours Masayoshi Hayashi, a curator at Yokosuka City Museum, who collected the type specimens. [2]
Cheek-streaked goby | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Echinogobius |
Species: | E. hayashii
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Binomial name | |
Echinogobius hayashii |
Echinogobius hayashii, the cheek-streaked goby, is a species of goby native to western Australia and Japan. This species can be found at depths of from 1 to 20 metres (3.3 to 65.6 ft) living in areas with strong tidal currents and a sandy substrate. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus. [1]
The specific name honours Masayoshi Hayashi, a curator at Yokosuka City Museum, who collected the type specimens. [2]