Mahidolia

Taxonavigation

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: Mahidolia
Species: M. mystacina

Name

Mahidolia Smith, 1932: 255

Type species: Mahidolia normani ♀ Smith & Koumans, 1932. Type by monotypy.

Type locality: Laem Sing District, Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.

Etymology: Named in honor of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, was the father of King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) and King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand.

Synonyms

• Rictugobius Koumans in Smith 1932: 258

References

• Smith, H.M. 1932. Contributions to the ichthyology of Siam. I. Descriptions of a new genus and three new species of Siamese gobies. Journal of the Siam Society, Natural History Supplement 8(4): 255–262, Pl. 23.
• Kottelat, M. 1989. Zoogeography of the fishes from Indochinese inland waters with an annotated check-list. Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 12(1): 1–55.
• Sopikul, Suphakrit 2010. Spectrum (The International Newsletter of Mahidol University). Thailand. pp. 9 (Innovation-Research).

Vernacular names

English: Flagfin prawn goby, Flagfin shrimp goby, Mahidol smiling goby
ไทย: ปลาบู่มหิดล