Schindleria squirei

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Schindleria squirei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Schindleria
Species:
S. squirei
Binomial name
Schindleria squirei
Robitzch, Landaeta, Ahnelt 2023

Schindleria squirei is a tiny species of fish native to the surroundings of Easter Island, Chile. [1] It belongs to the family Gobiidae, the same family as gobies. [1] The specimens captured for study were caught in deep waters off Hanga Roa. [2] Before its description as a new species, this fish was considered part of Schindleria praematura , because it is native to the Hawaiian archipelago and nearby islands, [3] but Schindleria squirei has a long dorsal spine, different from the other species. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Schindleria squirei Robitzch, Landaeta & Ahnelt 2023". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 Robitzch, V.; Landaeta, M.F.; Ahnelt, H. (2023). "A new species of long dorsal-fin Schindleria (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) from Rapa Nui (Chile)". Cybium. Société Française d'Ichtyologie. doi:10.26028/cybium/2023-040.
  3. Randall & Cea, John E. & Alfredo (2011). Shore fishes of Easter Island (1st ed.). University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, Hawai'i: Randall & Cea. pp. 116–117.