Biology:Peppered goby

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Peppered goby
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Pariah
J. E. Böhlke, 1969
Species:
P. scotius
Binomial name
Pariah scotius
J. E. Böhlke, 1969

The peppered goby (Pariah scotius) is a species of goby native to the waters around the Bahamas and Curaçao where it is mostly found inhabiting sponges, showing a particular affinity for Spheciospongia vesparia.[1] This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Tornabene, L.; Van Tassell, J.; Robertson, R.; Domínguez, O. (2025). "Pariah scotius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T154770A20341482.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/154770/20341482. Retrieved 18 May 2025. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2020). "Pariah scotius" in FishBase. December 2020 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q587261 entry