Biology:Cryptic bearded goby

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Cryptic bearded goby
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Barbuligobius
Species:
B. boehlkei
Binomial name
Barbuligobius boehlkei
Lachner & McKinney, 1974
Synonyms
  • Bathygobius boehlkei (Lachner & McKinney, 1974)

Barbuligobius boehlkei, the Cryptic bearded goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it can be found on sand-rubble substrates at depths of from 1 to 15 metres (3.3 to 49.2 ft). This species grows to a length of 2 centimetres (0.79 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] Its specific name honours James E. Böhlke (1930-1982) of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.[3]

References

  1. Larson, H.K.; Van Tassell, J. (2010). "Barbuligobius boehlkei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T154846A4649431. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154846A4649431.en. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Barbuligobius boehlkei" in FishBase. April 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/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q928215 entry