Vanderhorstia
# Vanderhorstia

Vanderhorstia is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name of this genus honours the Dutch biologist Cornelius van der Horst (1889-1951) of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, who was well known for his interest in marine biology.

## Species

There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus:

* Vanderhorstia ambanoro Fourmanoir, 1957 (Ambanoro prawn-goby)
* Vanderhorstia atriclypea Garman, 1903
* Vanderhorstia attenuata J. E. Randall, 2007 (Tapertail shrimpgoby)
* Vanderhorstia auronotata J. E. Randall, 2007 (Gold-marked shrimpgoby)
* Vanderhorstia auropunctata Tomiyama, 1955
* Vanderhorstia bella D. W. Greenfield & Longenecker, 2005
* Vanderhorstia belloides J. E. Randall, 2007 (Bella shrimpgoby)
* Vanderhorstia cyanolineata T. Suzuki & I. S. Chen, 2014
* Vanderhorstia delagoae Barnard, 1937 (Candystick Goby)
* Vanderhorstia dorsomacula J. E. Randall, 2007 (Dorsalspot shrimpgoby)
* Vanderhorstia flavilineata G. R. Allen & Munday, 1995 (Yellow-lined shrimpgoby)
* Vanderhorstia fulvopelvis T. Suzuki & I. S. Chen, 2014
* Vanderhorstia hiramatsui Iwata, Shibukawa & Ohnishi, 2007
* Vanderhorstia kizakura Iwata, Shibukawa & Ohnishi, 2007
* Vanderhorstia lepidobucca G. R. Allen, Peristiwady & Erdmann, 2014 (Scalycheek shrimpgoby)
* Vanderhorstia longimanus M. C. W. Weber, 1909
* Vanderhorstia macropteryx V. Franz, 1910 (Bigfin shrimpgoby)
* Vanderhorstia mertensi Klausewitz, 1974 (Mertens' prawn-goby)
* Vanderhorstia nannai R. Winterbottom, Iwata & Kozawa, 2005 (Moon-spotted shrimp goby)
* Vanderhorstia nobilis G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2006 (Majestic shrimpgoby)
* Vanderhorstia opercularis J. E. Randall, 2007
* Vanderhorstia ornatissima J. L. B. Smith, 1959 (Ornate prawn-goby)
* Vanderhorstia papilio Shibukawa & T. Suzuki, 2004 (Butterfly shrimpgoby)
* Vanderhorstia phaeosticta J. E. Randall, K. T. Shao & J. P. Chen, 2007 (Yellowfoot shrimpgoby)
* Vanderhorstia puncticeps S. M. Deng & G. Q. Xiong, 1980
* Vanderhorstia rapa Iwata, Shibukawa & Ohnishi, 2007
* Vanderhorstia steelei J. E. Randall & Munday, 2008
* Vanderhorstia vandersteene Allen, Erdmann & Brooks, 2020
* Vanderhorstia wayag G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Wayag shrimpgoby)
