Biology:Gobiopsis pinto
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Gobiopsis pinto | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Gobiopsis |
Species: | G. pinto
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Binomial name | |
Gobiopsis pinto (J. L. B. Smith, 1947)
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Gobiopsis pinto, the snakehead goby, is a species of goby found in the western Indian Ocean.[2]
Description
This species reaches a length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Adolfo Abranches Pinto (1895-1981), the Military Commander of Mozambique, where this goby is endemic.[4]
References
- ↑ Larson, H. (2019). "Gobiopsis pinto". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T123434969A123494807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T123434969A123494807.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/123434969/123494807. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ Hoese, D.F., 1986. Gobiidae. p. 774-807. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Gobiopsis pinto" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes5/.
Wikidata ☰ Q649896 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobiopsis pinto.
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