Rotuma lewisi explained

Rotuma lewisi, or Lewis's wriggler, is a species of fish in the family Xenisthmidae, which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae.[1] Rotuma is a monotypic genus.[2] The generic name refers to the volcanic island of Rotuma, north of Fiji while the specific name honours Anthony D. Lewis, a Fisheries Officer of the Government of Fiji who supported Springer's field work in Fiji.[3] It has been recorded from Fiji, Tonga, the Santa Cruz Islands, the Comoros Islands, and the Chesterfield Islands.

Distribution

Southwest Pacific.[2]

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. Springer . V.G. . 1988. Rotuma lewisi, new genus and species of fish from the southwest Pacific (Gobioidei, Xenisthmidae) . Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 101. 3. 530–539. Biological Society of Washington.
  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.

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