''Mugilogobius rambaiae'', commonly known as the Queen of Siam goby, is a species of freshwater

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from Sri Lanka and

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. It occurs in freshwater or the very low salinities of inner estuaries, and also in areas where ''

Nypa fruticans ''Nypa fruticans'', commonly known as the nipa palm (or simply nipa, from ms, nipah) or mangrove palm, is a species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the only palm considered adapt ...

'' grows. This species moves up rivers in the rainy season''.'' Its species name ''rambaiae'' is named in honour of Queen

Rambai Barni Queen Rambai Barni ( th, รำไพพรรณี, , ), formerly Princess Rambai Barni Svastivatana ( th, รำไพพรรณี สวัสดิวัตน์, ; born 20 December 1904 – 22 May 1984), was the wife and queen con ...

, who was the wife and Queen Consort of King

Prajadhipok Prajadhipok ( th, ประชาธิปก, Royal Thai General System of Transcription, RTGS: ''Prachathipok'', 8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941), also Rama VII, was the seventh King of Siam, monarch of Thailand, Siam of the Chakri dyn ...

(Rama VII) of Siam. It was first discovered in a ''

khlong A ''khlong'' ( th, คลอง, ), alternatively spelt as ''klong'' () commonly refers to a canal in Thailand. These canals are spawned by the rivers Chao Phraya, Tha Chin, and Mae Klong, along with their tributaries particularly in the low ...

'' (canal) in Bangkok near the Chao Phraya Delta in 1945 by H.M. Smith.http://www.thaiphotosite.com/animal/641-queen-rambai-s-goby.html th, ภาษาไทย

References

Fish of Thailand Taxa named by Hugh McCormick Smith Fish described in 1945 rambaiae {{Gobiiformes-stub