Odontamblyopus rebecca explained

Odontamblyopus rebecca is a species of eel goby native to marine and brackish waters of Vietnam. This species can reach a length of 14.1cm (05.6inches) SL. This species is mostly known from several specimens collected from a fish market in Haiphong, Vietnam.[1]

Etymology

The specific name honours Edward O. Murdy's wife Rebecca Rootes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Murdy, E. O. & Shibukawa, K. (2003): Odontamblyopus rebecca, a new species of amblyopine goby from Vietnam with a key to known species of the genus (Gobiidae: Amblyopinae). Zootaxa, 138: 1-6.
  2. Web site: Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (a-o) . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 6 December 2017.

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