Vanderhorstia | |
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Vanderhorstia sp. (Leyte, Philippines) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Vanderhorstia J. L. B. Smith, 1949 |
Type species | |
Gobius delagoae Barnard, 1937 |
Vanderhorstia is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known for his interest in marine biology. [1]
These are the current recognized species in this genus: