Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Gobiaria
Ordo: Gobiiformes
Subordo: Gobioidei
Familia: Gobiidae
Subfamilia: Gobiinae
Genus: Mahidolia
Species: M. mystacina
Name
Mahidolia Smith, 1932: 255
Type species: Mahidolia normani ♀ Smith & Koumans, 1932. Type by monotypy.
Type locality: Laem Sing District, Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.
Etymology: Named in honor of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, was the father of King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) and King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand.
Synonyms
Rictugobius Koumans in Smith 1932: 258
References
Smith, H.M. 1932. Contributions to the ichthyology of Siam. I. Descriptions of a new genus and three new species of Siamese gobies. Journal of the Siam Society, Natural History Supplement 8(4): 255–262, Pl. 23.
Kottelat, M. 1989. Zoogeography of the fishes from Indochinese inland waters with an annotated check-list. Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 12(1): 1–55.
Sopikul, Suphakrit 2010. Spectrum (The International Newsletter of Mahidol University). Thailand. pp. 9 (Innovation-Research).
Vernacular names
English: Flagfin prawn goby, Flagfin shrimp goby, Mahidol smiling goby
ไทย: ปลาบู่มหิดล
Mahidolia is a small genus of gobies native to the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean. Both species are commensal with species of alpheid shrimps.
Etymology
The generic name Mahidolia is named in honour of Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince of Songkhla (1892-1929) who was the father of King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) and King Bhumibol (Rama IX), as a supporter of fisheries in Siam (today's Thailand).[2][3]
Species
There are currently two valid species:[4]
Mahidolia mystacina (Valenciennes, 1837) (Flagfin prawn goby)
Mahidolia paucipora Allen & Erdmann, 2019[5] (Tiny shrimpgoby)
Synonyms[6]
Mahidolia duque Smith, 1947 accepted as Mahidolia mystacina
Mahidolia mystacinus (Valenciennes, 1837) accepted as Mahidolia mystacina
Mahidolia normani Smith & Koumans, 1932 accepted as Mahidolia mystacina
Mahidolia pagoensis Schultz, 1943 accepted as Redigobius bikolanus (Herre, 1927)
References
Smith, H. M. (30 June 1932). "Contributions to the ichthyology of Siam. I. Descriptions of a new genus and three new species of Siamese gobies" (PDF). Journal of the Siam Society Natural History, Supplement. 8 (4): 255–262, Pl. 23.
Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 June 2024). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 23.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
"ปลาบู่มหิดล เทิดพระเกียรติ พระประทีปแห่งการอนุรักษ์ทรัพยากรสัตว์น้ำของไทย". VCHARKARN.COM (in Thai). 2014-02-27.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mahidolia". FishBase. July 2024 version.
G R Allen; M V Erdmann (2019). "Mahidolia paucipora, a new species of shrimpgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 32: 79–88. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.2635805. ISSN 1937-7835. Wikidata Q100350228. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2020.
Bailly, Nicolas (2014). "Mahidolia Smith, 1932". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
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