Biology:Brito's goby

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Brito's goby
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Chromogobius
Species:
C. britoi
Binomial name
Chromogobius britoi
Van Tassell, 2001

Brito's goby (Chromogobius britoi) is a species of goby found in the Eastern Atlantic near the coasts of the Canary Islands and Madeira where it occurs at depths of from 6 to 65 metres (20 to 213 ft) on rock outcrops. This fish inhabits crevices in the rocks. Males of this species can reach a length of 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in) SL while females only reach 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours Alberto Brito Hernández (b. 1954) of the University of La Laguna on Tenerife for his numerous contributions to the ichthyology of the Canary Islands.[3]

References

  1. Herler, J.; Kovacic, M.; Williams, J.T. (2014). "Chromogobius britoi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T56779782A56779843. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T56779782A56779843.en. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Chromogobius britoi" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 May 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes4/. Retrieved 19 August 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2196353 entry