Acentrogobius dayi

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Acentrogobius dayi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Acentrogobius
Species:
A. dayi
Binomial name
Acentrogobius dayi
Koumans, 1941

Acentrogobius dayi, also known as Day's goby, is a species of goby found in the western Indian Ocean from the Persian Gulf to Pakistan. [2] It is also found in brackish and freshwater streams of south-western Asia. [3]

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Description

This species reaches a length of 11.0 cm (4.3 in). [4]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Francis Day (1829-1889), the Inspector-General of Fisheries in India, [5]

References

  1. ↑ Larson, H. (2019). "Acentrogobius dayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T46082238A46664549. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T46082238A46664549.en . Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
  3. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acentrogobius dayi Koumans, 1941". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acentrogobius dayi". FishBase . February 2015 version.
  5. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 March 2023.


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