''Glossogobius hoesei'', Hoese's goby, is a species of
goby endemic to the
Ayamaru Lakes
The Ayamaru Lakes (sometimes spelled Ajamaru) are a group of lakes found in the west-central part of the Bird's Head Peninsula in Southwest Papua, Indonesia. The nearest village to the group is Greemakolo. The many villages around the Ayamaru Lak ...
in
West Papua,
Indonesia where it can be found on muddy or gravel substrates as well as in small tributary streams. This species can reach a length of
SL.
The
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honours the
ichthyologist
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Douglass Fielding Hoese Douglass may refer to:
Surname
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of the
Australian Museum in
Sydney
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who has made an important contribution to the study of fishes in the
order
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Gobiiformes.
References
hoesei
Freshwater fish of Western New Guinea
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Fish described in 1982
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