Vanderhorstia Explained

Vanderhorstia is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known for his interest in marine biology.^[1]

Species

There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus:

• Vanderhorstia ambanoro Fourmanoir, 1957 (Ambanoro prawn-goby)
• Vanderhorstia atriclypea Garman, 1903 ^[2]
• Vanderhorstia attenuata J. E. Randall, 2007 (Tapertail shrimpgoby)
• Vanderhorstia auronotata J. E. Randall, 2007 (Gold-marked shrimpgoby)
• Vanderhorstia auropunctata Tomiyama, 1955
• Vanderhorstia bella D. W. Greenfield & Longenecker, 2005
• Vanderhorstia belloides J. E. Randall, 2007 (Bella shrimpgoby)
• Vanderhorstia cyanolineata T. Suzuki & I. S. Chen, 2014 ^[3]
• Vanderhorstia delagoae Barnard, 1937 (Candystick Goby)
• Vanderhorstia dorsomacula J. E. Randall, 2007 (Dorsalspot shrimpgoby)
• Vanderhorstia flavilineata G. R. Allen & Munday, 1995 (Yellow-lined shrimpgoby)
• Vanderhorstia fulvopelvis T. Suzuki & I. S. Chen, 2014 ^[3]
• Vanderhorstia hiramatsui Iwata, Shibukawa & Ohnishi, 2007
• Vanderhorstia kizakura Iwata, Shibukawa & Ohnishi, 2007
• Vanderhorstia lepidobucca G. R. Allen, Peristiwady & Erdmann, 2014 (Scalycheek shrimpgoby) ^[4]
• Vanderhorstia longimanus M. C. W. Weber, 1909
• Vanderhorstia macropteryx V. Franz, 1910 (Bigfin shrimpgoby)
• Vanderhorstia mertensi Klausewitz, 1974 (Mertens' prawn-goby)
• Vanderhorstia nannai R. Winterbottom, Iwata & Kozawa, 2005 (Moon-spotted shrimp goby)
• Vanderhorstia nobilis G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2006 (Majestic shrimpgoby)
• Vanderhorstia opercularis J. E. Randall, 2007
• Vanderhorstia ornatissima J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Ornate prawn-goby)
• Vanderhorstia papilio Shibukawa & T. Suzuki, 2004 (Butterfly shrimpgoby)
• Vanderhorstia phaeosticta J. E. Randall, K. T. Shao & J. P. Chen, 2007 (Yellowfoot shrimpgoby)
• Vanderhorstia puncticeps S. M. Deng & G. Q. Xiong, 1980
• Vanderhorstia rapa Iwata, Shibukawa & Ohnishi, 2007
• Vanderhorstia steelei J. E. Randall & Munday, 2008 ^[5]
• Vanderhorstia vandersteene ^[6]
• Vanderhorstia wayag G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Wayag shrimpgoby)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (r-z) . 16 September 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 24 July 2018.
2. Catalog of Fishes, California Academy of Sciences
3. Suzuki, T. & Chen, I-S. (2014): Two new species of Vanderhorstia Smith, 1949 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Ryukyus, Japan. Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 21 (Suppl.) [2013]: 207-212.
4. Allen, G.R., Peristiwady, T. & Erdmann, M.V. (2014): Vanderhorstia lepidobucca, a new species of shrimpgoby from Sulawesi, Indonesia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (2): 81-86.
5. Aqua (Miradolo Terme) . 14 . 1 . 2008 . 35–41 . Vanderhorstia steelei, a new shrimpgoby from the Society Islands . Randall & Munday.
6. Allen. Gerald R.. Erdmann. Mark V.. Brooks. William D.. 2020-07-25. Vanderhorstia vandersteene, a new species of shrimpgoby (Pisces: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 35. 65–75. 10.5281/zenodo.3959464.