Schindleria nana Ahnelt, Macek & Robitzch 2024


Summary:
In preservative, a uniformly yellowish floater with a translucent ventral surface and fins, and dark eyes.

Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2024, Schindleria nana in Fishes of Australia, accessed 04 May 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5730

Schindleria nana Ahnelt, Macek & Robitzch 2024

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Distribution

Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.

Etymology

The specific name is from the Latin nanus (= dwarf) in reference to the small size of this species.

Species Citation

Schlindleria nana Ahnelt, Macek & Robitzch 2024, Journal of Vertebrate Biology 73: Figs 3,4,5A, 6. Type locality: Australia,  Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island in  the lagoon ‘Lizard Island Reef’, 14°41’ S, 145°27’ E.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2024

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Australian Faunal Directory
Catalog of Fishes

Schindleria nana Ahnelt, Macek & Robitzch 2024

References


Ahnelt, H., Macek, O. & Robitzch, V. 2024. Schindleria nana, a new extremely progenetic gobiid fish species (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 73: 23112 https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.23112

Species Maps

CAAB distribution map