Drombus halei, Hale's drombus, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Gobiidae. It is found in the warmer waters of Australia from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Shoalwater Bay, Queensland. where it occurs around shallow inshore rocky and coral-rock reefs, where there are areas which have sea beds consisting of sand, rubble and sandy-mud, it can also sometimes be found in estuaries and near mangroves.[3] The specific name honours Herbert M. Hale (1895-1963) who was Director of the South Australian Museum.[4]
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| llustration of the holotype of Hale's Drombus, Drombus halei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Drombus |
| Species: | D. halei
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| Drombus halei | |
References edit
- ^ Larson, H. (2012). "Drombus halei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T154976A722000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T154976A722000.en.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Dromus halei". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ Bray, D.J. (2018). "Drombus halei". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 August 2018.