Glossogobius flavipinnis

Glossogobius flavipinnis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Glossogobius
Species: G. flavipinnis
Binomial name
Glossogobius flavipinnis
(Aurich, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Stupidogobius flavipinnis Aurich, 1938

Glossogobius flavipinnis is a species of goby endemic to Lake Towuti in Sulawesi, Indonesia,[2] where it is generally found at shallow depths over hard bottoms.[3] This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL,[4] although in a review of museum specimens the largest male was only 3.9 centimetres (1.5 in) and the largest female 5.7 centimetres (2.2 in).[3] It is overall uniform dark with a yellow first dorsal fin.[3] It was previously known under the name Stupidogobius flavipinnis.[3]

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Glossogobius flavipinnis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 August 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Glossogobius flavipinnis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Hoese, D.F.; Hadiaty, R.K.; Herder, F. (2015), "Review of the dwarf Glossogobius lacking head pores from the Malili lakes, Sulawesi, with a discussion of the definition of the genus.", Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 63: 14–26
  4. Kottelat, M.; A.J. Whitten; S.N. Kartikasari; and S. Wirjoatmodjo (1993). Freshwater fishes of Western Indonesia and Sulawesi. Periplus Editions. ISBN 0-945971-60-5
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