Rhinogobius carpenteri explained

Rhinogobius carpenteri is a freshwater species of goby endemic to the Philippines.^[1] Its common name in the Philippines is kuchu. The species was named for the co-collector of the cotypes, Mr. W. D. Carpenter.^[2] In 1927, Albert William Christian Theodore Herre erected a new genus in the family Gobiidae, Tukugobius and moved R. carpenteri into it as the type species,^[3] but the genus was later rendered invalid.^[4]

Description

It grows up to 5.9cm (02.3inches) SL, and is dull yellow-brown, whitish under the jaw, eyes blue, grayish fins with two silvery white anterior spines, silvery white anal fin rays, with the caudal fins shading to dusky at the tip.^[5] Additionally, this species reaches a length of 5.9cm (02.3inches)

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of American naturalist William Dorr Carpenter (1879-1958), who helped collect the type specimen.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953. Check list of Philippine fishes. Res. Rep. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv. (20):1-977.
2. Herre, Albert W. 1927. Gobies of the Philippines and the China Sea, Monographs of The Bureau of Science, Manila, 23, p. 123.
3. Herre, 1927, pp. 119-121 and Plate 29.
4. Okada, Yaichiro. 1961. Studies on the Freshwater Fishes of Japan. 862 pp, 61 plates, 133 text-fig., 135 tables. Japan: Prefectural University of Mie; Tsu, Mie Prefecture 1959-1960; p. 659. Also cited as: Okada, Yaichiro. 1960. Studies on the freshwater fishes of Japan. II. Special Part. Journal of the Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie, 4: 589-860.
5. Seale, 1910, pp. 535-536.
6. Web site: Order GOBIIFORMES: Family OXUDERCIDAE (p-z) . 19 January 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.