Mangarinus waterousi
Mangarinus waterousi is a species of goby native to fresh and brackish waters of Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Palau and Micronesia. This species grows to a length of 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] The specific name honours the Medical Corps (United States Army) physician Willard H. Waterous (1890-1964) who was a friend of the author, A. W. Herre, and who allowed him to use the Hacienda Waterous on Mindoro, where he collected the type.[3]
| Mangarinus waterousi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Mangarinus |
| Species: | M. waterousi |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangarinus waterousi Herre, 1943 | |
References
- Larson, H. (2012). "Mangarinus waterousi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T196334A2446651. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T196334A2446651.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Mangarinus waterousi" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (14 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (I-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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