Vanderhorstia
| Vanderhorstia | |
|---|---|
| Vanderhorstia sp. (Leyte, Philippines) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Vanderhorstia J. L. B. Smith, 1949 |
| Type species | |
| Gobius delagoae Barnard, 1937 | |
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.