Biology:Didogobius

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Didogobius is a genus of small marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the true gobies.[1] They are native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The name of the genus is a compound noun made up of Dido, the mythical founder and first queen of Carthage, and the Latin gobius meaning "goby".[2]

Species

Seven recognized species are in this genus:[3]

  • Didogobius bentuvii Miller, 1966 (Ben-Tuvia's goby)
  • Didogobius kochi Van Tassell, 1988
  • Didogobius lanceolatus Schliewen, Knorrn & Böhmer, 2023
  • Didogobius schlieweni Miller, 1993

References

  1. Didogobius Miller, 1966. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
  2. "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 May 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes5/. Retrieved 25 August 2018. 
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Didogobius". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Didogobius. 

Wikidata ☰ Q547616 entry