Graham's gudgeon, ''Grahamichthys radiata'', is a species of goby of the family

Thalasseleotrididae Thalasseleotrididae is a family of two genera of the order Gobiiformes which are found in the temperate seas of Australia and New Zealand. They were formerly classified as part of the family Eleotridae but workers had noted that these genera we ...

, the only member of the genus ''Grahamichthys''. This species is found in

rock pool A tide pool or rock pool is a shallow pool of seawater that forms on the rocky intertidal shore. Many of these pools exist as separate bodies of water only at low tide. Many tide pool habitats are home to especially adaptable animals that ...

s and in the neritic zone, to in depth, where sand or mud is lies around and partially buries rocks, shells, or other objects. It is unusual for a goby, in that it lives in loose schools. The generic name is a compound formed from the surname Graham in honour of David H. Graham who wrote ''A Treasury of New Zealand Fishes'' which was published in 1953 and therefore is an allusion to this taxon being endemic to New Zealand and the Greek ''ichthys'' meaning "fish".

References

* * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Thalasseleotrididae Endemic marine fish of New Zealand Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes {{Gobiiformes-stub