Stiphodon larson

Stiphodon larson
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Stiphodon
Species:
S. larson
Binomial name
Stiphodon larson
Watson, 1996

Stiphodon larson, Larson's cling goby, is a species of goby found in Papua New Guinea. The species inhabits relatively swift, clear freshwater streams with rocky bottoms and is considered amphidromous. Males or individuals of unspecified sex can reach about 3.1 cm (1.2 in) SL, while females have been recorded at up to 3.3 cm (1.3 in).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Helen K. Larson, the Curator of Fishes at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin, Australia.

References

  1. ↑ Larson, H. (2021). "Stiphodon larson". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T196400A147534729. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
  2. ↑ Watson, R.E. (1996). "A review of Stiphodon from New Guinea and adjacent regions, with descriptions of five new species (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Sicydiinae)". Revue Française d'Aquariologie (Nancy). 23 (3–4): 113–132. ISSN 0399-1075.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stiphodon larson". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (p-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 March 2022.