Mahidolia

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.

Mahidolia
Mahidolia parvida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Mahidolia H. M. Smith, 1932
Synonyms[1]
Rictugobius Koumans in Smith, 1932

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)