Graham's gudgeon
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Graham's gudgeon, Grahamichthys radiata, is a species of goby of the family Thalasseleotrididae, the only member of the genus Grahamichthys. This species is found in rock pools and in the neritic zone, to 50 metres (160 ft) in depth, where sand or mud is lies around and partially buries rocks, shells, or other objects.[2] It is unusual for a goby, in that it lives in loose schools.[3]
| Graham's gudgeon | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Thalasseleotrididae |
| Genus: | Grahamichthys Whitley, 1956[1] |
| Species: | G. radiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Grahamichthys radiata (Valenciennes, 1837) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Eleotris radiata Valenciennes 1837 | |
The generic name is a compound formed from the surname Graham in honour of David H. Graham who wrote A Treasury of New Zealand Fishes which was published in 1953 and therefore is an allusion to this taxon being endemic to New Zealand and the Greek ichthys meaning "fish".[4]
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