Pomatoschistus montenegrensis

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Pomatoschistus montenegrensis

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Pomatoschistus
Species:
P. montenegrensis
Binomial name
Pomatoschistus montenegrensis
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Pomatoschistus montenegrensis is a species of goby endemic to Montenegro where it is known to occur in the Morača River and the Zeta and also in a natural channel in Lake Skadar which connects it with . This species occurs in river shallows and pools with gravel substrates on which fine sediment has accumulated and filamentous algae has grown in which these fish hide. Males of this species can reach a length of 2.8 centimetres (1.1 in) while females only reach 2.3 centimetres (0.91 in).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2011). "Pomatoschistus montenegrensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T184442A8277346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T184442A8277346.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pomatoschistus montenegrensis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.


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