Dwarf Slippery Goby
Larsonella pumila (Larson & Hoese, 1980)
Also calledYunahaze (jpn) · Yuuna-haze (zho) · ユウナハゼ (jpn) · Yuuna-haze (jpn)
Larsonella pumila is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean from the coast of Africa to the western Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 1.9 centimetres (0.75 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus. The specific name honours the ichthyologist Helen K. Larson who was the Curator of Fishes at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin, for her work on the taxonomy of Indo-Pacific gobies.
== References ==
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
description
Description. Counts and measurements are shown in Table 2. Head depressed, trunk nearly cylindrical, and tail compressed. Eyes located dorsolaterally. Mouth strongly oblique with angle to body axis about 60 degrees. Lower jaw protruding beyond upper jaw. Posterior end of upper jaw reaching below middle point between anterior margin of iris and anterior margin of pupil. Canine-like teeth aligned on edges of anterior halves of premaxilla and dentary; four and three teeth on one side of premaxilla and dentary, respectively; posterior teeth larger (Fig. 2 A). An inner row of conical teeth extending from anterior part to more posterior part of dentary than the outer canine-like teeth row (Fig. 2 B). Additional small conical teeth observed on inner parts of premaxilla and dentary with a stereomicroscope, but no such small teeth with micro-CT. First dorsal fin with six spines. Second dorsal fin with one spine and nine soft rays. First and second dorsal fins connected by a low membrane behind last spine of the first dorsal fin. Anal fin with one spine and eight soft rays. Caudal fin rounded, with 17 segmented rays. Pectoral fin with 18 soft-rays. Pelvic fin with one spine and five soft ray
First record of Larsonella pumilus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Japan, with phylogenetic placement of the genus Larsonella
materials_examined
Material examined. OCF-P 3808, 21.6 mm SL, East China Sea off Seragaki, Onna Village, Okinawa, Japan, 11 August 2017.
First record of Larsonella pumilus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Japan, with phylogenetic placement of the genus Larsonella
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2376052.