Biology:Sibayi goby
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| Sibayi goby | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Silhouettea |
| Species: | S. sibayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Silhouettea sibayi Farquharson, 1970
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Silhouettea sibayi, the Barebreast goby or the Sibayi goby, is a species of goby endemic to southern Africa where it is known from lakes Sibhayi and St. Lucia and Kosi Bay in South Africa, as well as from Piti Lake in Mozambique.[1] It inhabits areas with sandy substrates down to depths of about 20 metres (66 ft) where it lives mostly buried in the sand. This species can reach a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) SL.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 O'Brien, G.; Kubheka, S.; Craigie, J.; Evans, S.W. (2017). "Silhouettea sibayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T20223A100178519. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T20223A100178519.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20223/100178519. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Silhouettea sibayi" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3320676 entry
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