Biology:Gobiopsis pinto

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Gobiopsis pinto
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gobiopsis
Species:
G. pinto
Binomial name
Gobiopsis pinto
(J. L. B. Smith, 1947)
Synonyms
  • Abranches pinto Smith, 1947

Gobiopsis pinto, the snakehead goby, is a species of goby found in the western Indian Ocean.[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Adolfo Abranches Pinto (1895-1981), the Military Commander of Mozambique, where this goby is endemic.[4]

References

  1. Larson, H. (2019). "Gobiopsis pinto". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T123434969A123494807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T123434969A123494807.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/123434969/123494807. Retrieved 6 January 2024. 
  2. Hoese, D.F., 1986. Gobiidae. p. 774-807. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Gobiopsis pinto" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes5/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q649896 entry