Didogobius
Didogobius | |
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Didogobius schlieweni | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Subfamily: | Gobiinae |
Genus: | Didogobius , 1966 |
Type species | |
Didogobius bentuvii P. J. Miller, 1966
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Didogobius is a genus of small marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the true gobies.[1] They are native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The name of the genus is a compound noun made up of Dido, the mythical founder and first queen of Carthage, and the Latin gobius meaning "goby".[2]
Species[]
Seven recognized species are in this genus:[1]
- Didogobius amicuscaridis & , 2008
- Didogobius bentuvii , 1966 (Ben-Tuvia's goby)
- & , 2014 (Helen's goby) [3]
- Van Tassell, 1988
- Didogobius schlieweni P. J. Miller, 1993
- Didogobius splechtnai & , 1995
- Didogobius wirtzi & , 2008
References[]
- ^ a b Didogobius Miller, 1966. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ Van Tassell, J.L. & Kramer, A. (2014): A new species of Didogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Canary Islands. Zootaxa, 3793 (4): 453–464.
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