Eleotris pellegrini

Summary

Eleotris pellegrini is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae endemic to Madagascar where it can be found in mangrove swamps. This species can reach a length of 23 cm (9.1 in).[2] The specific name honours the French ichthyologist Jacques Pellegrin (1873-1944), who discovered this species in 1933 but thought that it was Eleotris vittata.[3]

Eleotris pellegrini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Eleotris
Species:
E. pellegrini
Binomial name
Eleotris pellegrini
Maugé, 1984

References edit

  1. ^ Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Eleotris pellegrini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44479A58307106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44479A58307106.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Eleotris pellegrini" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (26 July 2017). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Families RHYACICHTHYIDAE, ODONTOBUTIDAE, MILYERINGIDAE, ELEOTRIDAE, BUTIDAE and THALASSELEOTRIDIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

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