Didogobius

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Didogobius
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Didogobius schlieweni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Didogobius
P. J. Miller, 1966
Type species
Didogobius bentuvii
P. J. Miller, 1966

Didogobius is a genus of small marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the true gobies. [1] They are native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The name of the genus is a compound noun made up of Dido , the mythical founder and first queen of Carthage, and the Latin gobius meaning "goby". [2]

Species

Seven recognized species are in this genus: [3]

References

  1. ↑ Didogobius Miller, 1966 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Didogobius". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 30 September 2025.


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