Biology:Kei goby

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Kei goby
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Oxyurichthys
Species:
O. keiensis
Binomial name
Oxyurichthys keiensis
(J. L. B. Smith, 1938)
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Gobius keiensis Smith, 1938
  • Ctenogobius keiensis (Smith, 1938)
  • Gobionellus keiensis (Smith, 1938)
  • Oligolepis keiensis (Smith, 1938)
  • Ctenogobius acutipennis (non Valenciennes, 1837)
  • Gobius acutipinnis (non Valenciennes, 1837)

The Kei goby (Oxyurichthys keiensis) is a species of goby native to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar and the Seychelles. This species can reach a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL.[3]

Sources

  1. Larson, H.K.; Murdy, E.; Whitfield, A. (2010). "Oxyurichthys keiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T15239A115125895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T15239A4503184.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15239/115125895. {{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Oligolepis keiensis" in FishBase. November 2021 version.
  3. Pezold, F.L.; Larson, H.K. (2015). "A revision of the fish genus Oxyurichthys (Gobioidei: Gobiidae) with descriptions of four new species". Zootaxa 3988 (1): 1–95. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3988.1.1. PMID 26250215. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2015/f/zt03988p095.pdf. 

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