Romanogobio skywalkeri is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons.[2] This fish is endemic to the Mur river in Central Europe.[3][4]
| Romanogobio skywalkeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Gobionidae |
| Genus: | Romanogobio |
| Species: | R. skywalkeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Romanogobio skywalkeri | |
R. skywalkeri is distinguished from other Romanogobio species by its slender that lacks epithelial crests on the predorsal back, having 12-14 total pectoral-fin rays and 8½ branched dorsal-fin rays.[3]
The specific name of this fish, skywalkeri, honours the hero of the Star Wars film Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope, Luke Skywalker, comparing the greenish hue of this fish with the colour of Skywalker's Lightsaber.[5]
References
edit- ^ Ford, M. (2024). "Romanogobio skywalkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T146236529A146236534. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Romanogobio". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ a b Friedrich, Thomas; Wiesner, Christian; Zangl, Lukas; Daill, Daniel; Freyhof, Jörg; KoblmÜller, Stephan (4 April 2018). "Romanogobio skywalkeri, a new gudgeon (Teleostei: Gobionidae) from the upper Mur River, Austria". Zootaxa. 4403 (2): 336–350. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4403.2.6. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 29690236.
- ^ Witt, Christian; Friedrich, Thomas (2022). "Not a galaxy far, far away. A first look into the microhabitat of Romanogobio skywalkeri". Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 38 (1): 44–52. Bibcode:2022JApIc..38...44W. doi:10.1111/jai.14286. ISSN 0175-8659.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (24 January 2025). "Family GOBIONIDAE Bleeker 1863 (Freshwater Gudgeons)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
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