Hilda

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#NewSpeciesAlert - 𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑦𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑠 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑠, a new species of shrimpgoby (Gobiidae), is described from the coast of Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia.

🔓 https://t.co/V0V4LekcSX

"Currently known only off Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia. According to local fishermen (pers. comm.), the species inhabits sandy bottoms in shallow coastal waters. However, its ecological association with alpheid shrimps, typical of species of the genus 𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑦𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑠, has not been directly observed."

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲
𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑦𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑠 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑠, a new species of shrimpgoby (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from the coast of Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia

𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Wibowo K, Pratiwi HM, Dharmayanthi AB, Tjiptadi D, Tarmini W, Priyadi A, Kusumah RV (2026) 𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑦𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑠 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑠, a new species of shrimpgoby (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from the coast of Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia. ZooKeys 1283: 67-77. https://t.co/Ui77Lk2F3p

𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁
The new shrimpgoby, 𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑦𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑠 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑠 sp. nov., is described based on two specimens collected off Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia. The new species is most similar to the recently described Japanese species 𝑇. ℎ𝑦𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑠, both species being distinguished from all other species of 𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑦𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑠 by having nine segmented dorsal- and anal-fin rays and two elongated filaments (second and third spines) in the first dorsal fin of males. The new species differs from 𝑇. ℎ𝑦𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑠 in several meristic characters (including numbers of pectoral- and caudal-fin rays, longitudinal scales, and gill rakers), as well as coloration. In addition, the morphological differences were supported by mitochondrial COI analyses, which demonstrated clear genetic differentiation (divergence of 3.1%) from 𝑇. ℎ𝑦𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑠.

𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆
The specific epithet 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑠 is a Latin participle meaning “east” or “the rising sun.” The name refers to the radiant orange coloration of the living specimen, evoking the hues of sunrise. It also refers to the type locality of the species in Banyuwangi, East Java, a region popularly known in Indonesia as “The Sunrise of Java” due to its geographic position at the easternmost extremity of the island. Treated as a noun in apposition.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁
Top - Holotype of 𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑦𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑠 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑠 sp. nov., MZB 28902, male, 35.6 mm SL, off Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia. A. Fresh specimen.
Bottom - Paratype of 𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑦𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑠 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑠 sp. nov., MZB 28903, female, 35.5 mm SL, off Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia. A. Fresh specimen.

© 2026 the Author(s). Published in the journal ZooKeys. An open-access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) deed. https://t.co/5IYEkz4Rwi

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[Hilda @hiru_dayo]

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やりたい研究をやっとやり始められる。１年間かかった。

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Alhamdulillah, memang rezekinya masih dari Jepang 🥲

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Setelah ga ada uang, bahkan sekarang ga ada waktu 🥲 kapan bisa mulai risetnya?

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Sedang belajar, nge-bodo-amatin hal2 yg ga penting.

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Selogis itupun, ternyata bisa jadi kayak badut, kalo baper.

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demotivated (again).

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Just realized how much publication venue and circle matter.
Plagiarism is real.

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Disgusting. When you know, the reviewer of your conference paper wrote "similar publication", based on your manuscript and published it somewhere else.

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One year after back for good.
Ups and downs, but survived.

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Gak pernah se-pesimis dan se-negative thinking ini sebelumnya. Mau ngapain pun pasti selalu ngerasa ga ada harapan, tapi ga tau mau ngapain lagi.

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Belum ada setahun, udah ada kali bikin 7 proposal, tapi belum ada yg tembus

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Terberat sejak BFG

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ありがとう2025！
良いお年を✨

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Mulai ada sedikit pencerahan. Dikit banget tapi 😂

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@ka_tamagawa 玉川さん！返信ありがとう🙏
こっちは毎日暑くて、日本を思い出しました。研修が今月末に終わる予定ですよ。今、進化の研究所へ移動させられました(笑)。詳しくは後程お話しします👋

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もう秋かな？日本では。

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Bogor memang masih kota hujan, setiap pulang kerja pasti mendung atau bahkan hujan deras.

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5 months since bfg, still adapting to changes and plot twists in the life.