Sueviota lachneri explained

Sueviota lachneri, also known as Lachner's dwarfgoby, is a species of fish in the family Gobiidae.^[1] found in the Maldives.

Description

This species reaches a standard length of 2.1cm (00.8inches).

Entymology

Sueviota lachneri is named for American ichthyologist Ernest A. Lachner of the United States National Museum of Natural History.

References

• Randall, J.E. and M. Goren, 1993. A review of the gobioid fishes of the Maldives. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (58):1-37, 5 pls.

Notes and References

1. Winterbottom, R. and D.F. Hoese, 1998. A new genus and four new species of fishes from the Indo-West Pacific (Pisces; Perciformes; Gobiidae), with comments on relationships. R. Ont. Mus. Life Sci. Occas. Pap. (37):1-17.