Platygobiopsis tansei explained

Platygobiopsis tansei is a species of goby found around Japan. This species reaches a length of 4.7cm (01.9inches).

Etymology

The goby is named for the research vessel Tansei-maru of the Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo which is now Japan Marine Science and Technology Center. The ship was involved in collecting many specimens from Suruga Bay, including the type specimen of this goby.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p) . 30 January 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.

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