Biology:Peter amicuscaridis
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| Peter amicuscaridis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/PeterP. amicuscaridis
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| Template:Taxonomy/PeterPeter amicuscaridis (Kovacic & Schliewen, 2008)
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Didogobius amicuscaridis | |
Peter amicuscardis is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies.[2] It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe,[1] where it occurs at depths from 7 to 25 m (20 to 80 ft).[3] The species was named and described by Kovačić and Schliewen in 2008.[4]
Description
The fish grows to maximum 3.2 cm (1.3 in) length.[3] The fish are found in burrows of the shrimp Axiopsis serratifrons;[3] its specific name amicuscaridis is a compound noun which means "friend of shrimps" in reference to this association.[5] It feeds on sea snails from the families Scissurellidae, Rissoidae, and Limacinidae.[3]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Didogobius amicuscaridis |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carpenter, K.E.; de Bruyne, G.; de Morais, L.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2015). "Didogobius amicuscaridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60470339A60789027.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60470339/60789027.
- ↑ Peter amicuscaridis (Schliewen & Kovačić, 2008). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Peter amicuscaridis" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ↑ Schliewen, U.K.; Kovačić, M. (2008). "Didogobius amicuscaridis spec. nov. and D. wirtzi spec. nov., two new species of symbiotic gobiid fish from São Tomé and Cape Verde islands (Perciformes, Gobiidae).". Spixiana 31 (2): 247–261.
- ↑ "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 17 September 2025. https://etyfish.org/gobiiformes6/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3291039 entry
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