Mahidolia
Genus of fishes
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Mahidolia is a small genus of gobies native to the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean. Both species are commensal with species of alpheid shrimps.
| Mahidolia | |
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| Mahidolia parvida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Mahidolia H. M. Smith, 1932 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rictugobius Koumans in Smith, 1932 | |
Etymology
The generic name Mahidolia is named in honour of Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince of Songkhla (1892-1929) who was the father of King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) and King Bhumibol (Rama IX), as a supporter of fisheries in Siam (today's Thailand).[2][3]
Species
There are currently two valid species:[4]
- Mahidolia mystacina (Valenciennes, 1837) (Flagfin prawn goby)
- Mahidolia paucipora Allen & Erdmann, 2019[5] (Tiny shrimpgoby)
- Synonyms[6]
- Mahidolia duque Smith, 1947 accepted as Mahidolia mystacina
- Mahidolia mystacinus (Valenciennes, 1837) accepted as Mahidolia mystacina
- Mahidolia normani Smith & Koumans, 1932 accepted as Mahidolia mystacina
- Mahidolia pagoensis Schultz, 1943 accepted as Redigobius bikolanus (Herre, 1927)
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