Oxyurichthys (Oxyurichthys) limophilus

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: Oxudercidae
Subfamilia: Gobionellinae
Genus: Oxyurichthys
Subgenus: Oxyurichthys (Oxyurichthys)
Species: Oxyurichthys (Oxyurichthys) limophilus

Name

Oxyurichthys (Oxyurichthys) limophilus Pezold & Larson, 2015

• Holotype: BPBM 27321.
• Paratypes: BPBM 34515 (0, 2); USNM 300002 (1, 0).

Type locality: Kenya, Mombasa Yacht Club, mud bottom, 6–12 m depth.

Etymology: The species epithet is from the Latin limus (= silt), and philus (= lover of), in reference to the habitat in which the species was found.

References

• Pezold, F.L. & Larson, H.K. 2015. A revision of the fish genus Oxyurichthys (Gobioidei: Gobiidae) with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 3988(1): 1–95. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3988.1.1. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF). ISBN 978-1-77557-747-8 (paperback); ISBN 978-1-77557-748-5 (Online edition) Reference page.