Biology:Acentrogobius caninus

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Short description: Species of goby

Acentrogobius caninus
Gobius caninus - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ13600041.tif
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Acentrogobius
Species:
A. caninus
Binomial name
Acentrogobius caninus
(Valenciennes, 1837)

Acentrogobius caninus, also known as the tropical sand goby or green-shouldered goby,[1] is an amphidromous benthopelagic species of fish in the family Gobiidae.

Appearance

It is endemic throughout the Indo-West Pacific and found in marine, fresh, and brackish water. It is recognisable by its grey body with brown markings across its body, as well as the distinct dark green spot above its pectoral fins.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2177193 entry