Eleotris pellegrini
Eleotris pellegrini is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae endemic to Madagascar where it can be found in mangrove swamps. This species can reach a length of 23 cm (9.1 in).[2] The specific name honours the French ichthyologist Jacques Pellegrin (1873-1944), who discovered this species in 1933 but thought that it was Eleotris vittata.[3]
| Eleotris pellegrini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Eleotris |
| Species: | E. pellegrini |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleotris pellegrini Maugé, 1984 | |
References
- Ravelomanana, T. & Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Eleotris pellegrini". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44479A58307106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44479A58307106.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Eleotris pellegrini" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (26 July 2017). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Families RHYACICHTHYIDAE, ODONTOBUTIDAE, MILYERINGIDAE, ELEOTRIDAE, BUTIDAE and THALASSELEOTRIDIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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