Biology:Slender goby

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Slender goby
Gobius geniporus (Stefano Guerrieri).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gobius
Species:
G. geniporus
Binomial name
Gobius geniporus
Valenciennes, 1837
Synonyms
  • Gobius cruentatus geniporus (Valenciennes, 1837)
  • Gobius arenae Bath, 1972

The slender goby (Gobius geniporus) is a species of goby endemic to the Mediterranean Sea where it can be found in inshore waters to a depth of about 30 metres (98 ft). It lives in areas with sandy or muddy substrates near beds of sea-grass. This species can reach a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Kovacic, M.; Williams, J.T.; Herler, J. (2014). "Gobius geniporus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T194874A49084185. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194874A49084185.en. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gobius geniporus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2456731 entry