genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
gobies
Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...
native to the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contin ...
. The origin of the name ''"Pascua"'' is from the Spanish for "Easter" in recognition of the
Easter Island
Easter Island ( rap, Rapa Nui; es, Isla de Pascua) is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. The island is most famous for its ne ...
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
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Pascua caudilinea
''Pascua caudilinea'', the Pascua goby, is a species of goby endemic to the waters around Easter Island
Easter Island ( rap, Rapa Nui; es, Isla de Pascua) is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, ...
Pascua sticta
''Pascua'' is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific Ocean. The origin of the name ''"Pascua"'' is from the Spanish for "Easter" in recognition of the Easter Island
Easter Island ( rap, Rapa Nui; es, Isla de Pascua) is an island and s ...
'' ( Hoese & Larson, 2005)
A third species in this genus '' Pascua readeri'' (Hoese & Larson, 2005) has been recognised by some authorities, Abstract but is placed in '' Hetereleotris'' by FishBase.