''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch

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Species

There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Vanderhorstia ambanoro ''Vanderhorstia ambanoro'', the Ambanoro prawn-goby or twin-spotted shrimp-goby, is a species of fish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, where it occurs in lagoons and coastal bays at depths of from . This species inhabits ...

'' Fourmanoir, 1957 (Ambanoro prawn-goby) * ''

Vanderhorstia atriclypea ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' Garman, 1903 Catalog of Fishes, California Academy of Sciences * ''

Vanderhorstia attenuata ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' J. E. Randall, 2007 (Tapertail shrimpgoby) * ''

Vanderhorstia auronotata ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' J. E. Randall, 2007 (Gold-marked shrimpgoby) * ''

Vanderhorstia auropunctata ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' Tomiyama, 1955 * ''

Vanderhorstia bella ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' D. W. Greenfield & Longenecker, 2005 * ''

Vanderhorstia belloides ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' J. E. Randall, 2007 (Bella shrimpgoby) * ''

Vanderhorstia cyanolineata ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

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Two new species of ''Vanderhorstia'' Smith, 1949 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Ryukyus, Japan.
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Vanderhorstia delagoae ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' Barnard, 1937 (Candystick Goby) * ''

Vanderhorstia dorsomacula ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' J. E. Randall, 2007 (Dorsalspot shrimpgoby) * ''

Vanderhorstia flavilineata ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Netherlands, Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg ...

'' G. R. Allen & Munday, 1995 (Yellow-lined shrimpgoby) * '' Vanderhorstia fulvopelvis''

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Vanderhorstia kizakura ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known ...

'' Iwata,

& Ohnishi, 2007 * ''

Vanderhorstia lepidobucca ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' G. R. Allen, Peristiwady &

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, 2014 (Scalycheek shrimpgoby) Allen, G.R., Peristiwady, T. & Erdmann, M.V. (2014): ''Vanderhorstia lepidobucca'', a new species of shrimpgoby from Sulawesi, Indonesia. ''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (2): 81-86.'' * ''

Vanderhorstia longimanus ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' M. C. W. Weber, 1909 * ''

Vanderhorstia macropteryx ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' V. Franz, 1910 (Bigfin shrimpgoby) * ''

Vanderhorstia mertensi ''Vanderhorstia mertensi'', Mertens' shrimp goby or the slender shrimp goby, is a ray-finned fish species native to the Red Sea, Japan, Papua-New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef. Male individuals can reach a length of 11 cm in total. In 20 ...

'' Klausewitz, 1974 (Mertens' prawn-goby) * ''

Vanderhorstia nannai ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' R. Winterbottom, Iwata & Kozawa, 2005 (Moon-spotted shrimp goby) * ''

Vanderhorstia nobilis ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2006 (Majestic shrimpgoby) * '' Vanderhorstia opercularis'' J. E. Randall, 2007 * ''

Vanderhorstia ornatissima ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

J. L. B. Smith James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ex ...

, 1959 (Ornate prawn-goby) * ''

Vanderhorstia papilio ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

, 2004 (Butterfly shrimpgoby) * ''

Vanderhorstia phaeosticta ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' J. E. Randall, K. T. Shao & J. P. Chen, 2007 (Yellowfoot shrimpgoby) * ''

Vanderhorstia puncticeps ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' S. M. Deng & G. Q. Xiong, 1980 * '' Vanderhorstia rapa'' Iwata,

& Ohnishi, 2007 * ''

Vanderhorstia steelei ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' J. E. Randall & Munday, 2008 *''

Vanderhorstia vandersteene ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known fo ...

'' * ''

Vanderhorstia wayag ''Vanderhorstia'' is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known ...

'' G. R. Allen &

, 2012 (Wayag shrimpgoby)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q594581 Taxa named by J. L. B. Smith Gobiinae