Biendongella Explained

Biendongella is a genus of fish in the subfamily Gobionellinae native to the South China Sea. The generic name is formed by adding the diminutive suffix ella to the Vietnamese name for the South China Sea, Bien Dong.^[1]

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

• Biendongella hemilissa Prokofiev, 2015 ^[2]
• Biendongella iljini Prokofiev, 2015 ^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . 6 December 2017 . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (a-o) . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.
2. Prokofiev, A.M. (2015): An Overview of Gobies of the Subfamily Amblyopinae (Gobiidae) from the Western South China Sea (Vietnam and Indonesia) and Pacific Waters of the Philippines. Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (6): 783–791.