Mahidolia is a small genus of gobies native to the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean. Both species are commensal with species of alpheid shrimps.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Mahidolia H. M. Smith, 1932 |
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Rictugobius Koumans in Smith, 1932 | |
Etymology
editThe generic name Mahidolia is named in honour of Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince of Songkhla (1892-1929) who was the father of King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) and King Bhumibol (Rama IX), as a supporter of fisheries in Siam (today's Thailand).[2][3]
Species
editThere are currently two valid species:[4]
- Mahidolia mystacina (Valenciennes, 1837) (Flagfin prawn goby)
- Mahidolia paucipora Allen & Erdmann, 2019[5] (Tiny shrimpgoby)
- Synonyms[6]
- Mahidolia duque Smith, 1947 accepted as Mahidolia mystacina
- Mahidolia mystacinus (Valenciennes, 1837) accepted as Mahidolia mystacina
- Mahidolia normani Smith & Koumans, 1932 accepted as Mahidolia mystacina
- Mahidolia pagoensis Schultz, 1943 accepted as Redigobius bikolanus (Herre, 1927)
References
edit- ^ Smith, H. M. (30 June 1932). "Contributions to the ichthyology of Siam. I. Descriptions of a new genus and three new species of Siamese gobies" (PDF). Journal of the Siam Society Natural History, Supplement. 8 (4): 255–262, Pl. 23.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 June 2024). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 23.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "ปลาบู่มหิดล เทิดพระเกียรติ พระประทีปแห่งการอนุรักษ์ทรัพยากรสัตว์น้ำของไทย". VCHARKARN.COM (in Thai). 2014-02-27.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Mahidolia in FishBase. July 2024 version.
- ^ G R Allen; M V Erdmann (2019). "Mahidolia paucipora, a new species of shrimpgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 32: 79–88. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.2635805. ISSN 1937-7835. Wikidata Q100350228. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2020.
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2014). "Mahidolia Smith, 1932". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
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