Ratsirakia legendrei

Ratsirakia legendrei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Ratsirakia
Maugé, 1984
Species:
R. legendrei
Binomial name
Ratsirakia legendrei
(Pellegrin, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Eleotris legendrei Pellegrin, 1919[2]

Ratsirakia legendrei is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae endemic to fresh waters of Madagascar. This species can reach a length of 17 cm (6.7 in). It is the only known member of its genus.[3] It is the only species in the monotypic genus Ratsirakia, the name of which honours Didier Ratsiraka (b. 1933) who was President of Madagascar from 1975-1993 and from 1997-2002 while the specific name refers to the French physician Jean Legendre who discovered the species while serving with French colonial troops in Madagascar.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ratsirakia legendrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19317A58300476. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19317A58300476.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Pellegrin, Jacques (1919). "Sur les Eleotris des eaux douces de Madagascar. Description d'une espèce nouvelle". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 44 (5–7): 266–271. BHL page 35980855.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ratsirakia legendrei". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  4. ^ 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 21 July 2018.


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