Dorothea's wriggler explained

Dorothea's wriggler, Allomicrodesmus dorotheae, is a species of fish in the monotypic genus Allomicrodesmus which is regarded by some authorities as being in the family Xenisthmidae, the wriggler family, but in the 5th edition of Fishes of the World this is treated as a synonym of the family Eleotridae, sleeper gobies.^[1] It is 5cm (02inches) in length.^[2] It is known from just two specimens, one from the Great Barrier Reef and the other from the Marshall Islands. It has been collected from a depth of around 10m (30feet) in a channel in a reef. The specific name honours Dorothea Bowers Schultz, the wife of Leonard Peter Schultz, who illustrated the monograph in which this species is described, although not this species.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Nelson, JS . Grande, TC . Wilson, MVH . amp . 2016 . Fishes of the World . 5 . John Wiley & Sons . 328–329 . 978-1119220817.
2. Book: Schultz, L.P.. Schultz. L.P.. Woods. L.P.. Lachner. E.A.. Order Percomorphida. Suborder Gobiina. Superfamily Gobioidea.. Print. In Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. 3. Families Kraemeridae through Antennariidae. 1966. United States National Museum Bulletin. United States. 1–176.
3. Web site: Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . Order GOBIIFORMES: Families RHYACICHTHYIDAE, ODONTOBUTIDAE, MILYERINGIDAE, ELEOTRIDAE, BUTIDAE and THALASSELEOTRIDIDAE . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 26 July 2017 . 28 July 2018.