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 Vanderhorstia wayag G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Wayag shrimpgoby) References Taxa named by J. L. B. Smith Gobiinae