Matsubaraea

Matsubaraea is a monotypic genus of ray-finned fish from the family Hemerocoetidae.

The only species in the genus, Matsubaraea fusiforme is found in the western Pacific in the waters around Japan, Thailand and the Philippines on sandy substrates.

The generic name honours the Japanese ichthyologist Shinnosuke Matsubara who was director of Imperial Fisheries in Tokyo.

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