Coryogalops ocheticus

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Coryogalops ocheticus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Coryogalops
Species:
C. ocheticus
Binomial name
Coryogalops ocheticus
(Norman, 1927)
Synonyms [2]
  • Gobius ocheticusNorman, 1927
  • Monishia ochetica(Norman, 1927)

Coryogalops ocheticus is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Gobiidae from the Red Sea. It has been reported twice in the Mediterranean Sea off Egypt in 1924 and 1969, but not since. [3] It is found in shallow water, in the proximity of crevices and holes, on sand and mud flats, where there is algal growth, and in stony areas. It attains a total length of 6.2 centimetres (2.4 in). [4] In preserved specimens it is pale fawn in colour and is marked with lateral blotches and mottling on the cheeks. [5]

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References

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