Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien
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Rainford's arrow goby forms schools in mangroves and sometimes near coral reefs, but is also found in estuaries.
The body of live gobies is yellow to brown with a black stripe (wider than the diameter of the pupil) that runs behind the eye, across the ventral side of the body to the middle of the side and to the tip of the tail fin.
The snout of the goby is dark, as are the upper and lower tail lobes (the upper lobe being darker than the lower), separated by a light spot between the dark lobes and the dark stripe.
The lateral part of the belly and the lower half of the pectoral fin base are silver to white.
The ventral part of the belly is dark, the dorsal fins are dark to dark gray.
A large, bright blue spot is located between dorsal fin spines 5 and 6, extending on the membrane to the attachment to the body.
Above the dark central stripe, a thin, light yellow stripe runs from the rear eye area to the tail stem, with small blue and pink markings on the head behind the eye.
Parioglossus rainfordi is commonly found in mangrove zones, where it coexists with Parioglossus formosus.
Eponomy:
Edward Henry Rainford (1853–1938) was an English-born Australian amateur naturalist who worked as a viticultural scientist for the Queensland Department of Agriculture in Bowen in northern Queensland. He collected specimens of fauna and flora for the Australian Museum.
The body of live gobies is yellow to brown with a black stripe (wider than the diameter of the pupil) that runs behind the eye, across the ventral side of the body to the middle of the side and to the tip of the tail fin.
The snout of the goby is dark, as are the upper and lower tail lobes (the upper lobe being darker than the lower), separated by a light spot between the dark lobes and the dark stripe.
The lateral part of the belly and the lower half of the pectoral fin base are silver to white.
The ventral part of the belly is dark, the dorsal fins are dark to dark gray.
A large, bright blue spot is located between dorsal fin spines 5 and 6, extending on the membrane to the attachment to the body.
Above the dark central stripe, a thin, light yellow stripe runs from the rear eye area to the tail stem, with small blue and pink markings on the head behind the eye.
Parioglossus rainfordi is commonly found in mangrove zones, where it coexists with Parioglossus formosus.
Eponomy:
Edward Henry Rainford (1853–1938) was an English-born Australian amateur naturalist who worked as a viticultural scientist for the Queensland Department of Agriculture in Bowen in northern Queensland. He collected specimens of fauna and flora for the Australian Museum.
