Gobius senegambiensis
Gobius senegambiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Gobius |
Species: | G. senegambiensis
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Binomial name | |
Gobius senegambiensis , 1919
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Gobius senegambiensis is a species of marine fish from the family Gobiidae, the true gobies.[2] It is native to the Atlantic Ocean from Morocco to Angola as well as the islands in the Gulf of Guinea.[3] It is found in inshore waters on sandy bottoms.[1] This species can reach a length of 7.3 centimetres (2.9 in) SL.[3]
The species name senegambiensis refers to Senegambia, a historic region of West Africa.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; de Bruyne, G.; de Morais, L. (2015). "Gobius senegambiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T21130171A21913418. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21130171A21913418.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Gobius senegambiensis Metzelaar, 1919. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Gobius senegambiensis" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ^ 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 14 January 2019.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Gobius
- Taxa named by Jan Marie Metzelaar
- Fish of the Atlantic Ocean
- Marine fish of Africa
- Fish of Angola
- Tropical fish
- Fish described in 1919
- Gobiidae stubs