Robinsichthys arrowsmithensis | |
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Conservation status
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![]() Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Robinsichthys |
Species: | R. arrowsmithensis
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Binomial name | |
Robinsichthys arrowsmithensis Birdsong, 1988
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Robinsichthys arrowsmithensis is a species of goby found on the Arrowsmith Bank in the Caribbean Sea at depths of from 92 to 596 metres (302 to 1,955 ft). This species grows to a length of 2.3 centimetres (0.91 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] The name of this genus honours C. Richard Robins (1928-2020), an American ichthyologist who was an important contributor to the study of gobies of the Americas.[3]