Pascua

Pascua is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific Ocean.[1] The origin of the name "Pascua" is from the Spanish for "Easter" in recognition of the Easter Island range of the type specimen.[2]

Pascua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Pascua
J. E. Randall, 2005
Type species
Pascua caudilinea
J. E. Randall, 2005

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

A third species in this genus Pascua readeri (Hoese & Larson, 2005) has been recognised by some authorities,[3] but is placed in Hetereleotris by FishBase.[4]

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References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Pascua in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  2. Randall, J. E. (2005): Pascua caudilinea, a New Genus and Species of Gobiid Fish (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Easter Island. Zoological Studies, 44 (1): 19-25
  3. J.E. Randall (2006). "Validation of the gobiid fish genus Pascua". aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 12 (1): 35–38. Abstract
  4. "Synonyms of Hetereleotris readerae Hoese & Larson, 2005". FishBase. Retrieved 15 September 2018.


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