Lesueurigobius Explained

Lesueurigobius is a genus of gobies native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean. The generic name honours the French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur (1778-1846), for whom the type species, Lesueurigobius suerii, was named, Georg Duncker's name Lesueuria being preoccupied by a genus of comb jellies.^[1]

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

• Lesueurigobius friesii (Malm, 1874) (Fries's goby)
• Lesueurigobius heterofasciatus Maul, 1971
• Lesueurigobius koumansi (Norman, 1935)
• Lesueurigobius sanzi (F. de Buen, 1918) (Sanzo's goby)
• Lesueurigobius suerii (A. Risso, 1810) (Lesueur's goby)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (I-p) . 3 September 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 14 July 2018.