Gobius senegambiensis

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Gobius senegambiensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gobius
Species:
G. senegambiensis
Binomial name
Gobius senegambiensis
Metzelaar, 1919

Gobius senegambiensis is a species of marine fish from the family Gobiidae, the true gobies. [2] It is native to the Atlantic Ocean from Morocco to Angola as well as the islands in the Gulf of Guinea. [3] It is found in inshore waters on sandy bottoms. [1] This species can reach a length of 7.3 centimetres (2.9 in) SL. [3]

The species name senegambiensis refers to Senegambia, a historic region of West Africa. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; de Bruyne, G.; de Morais, L. (2015). "Gobius senegambiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T21130171A21913418. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21130171A21913418.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Gobius senegambiensis Metzelaar, 1919 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobius senegambiensis". FishBase . January 2019 version.
  4. ↑ 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 14 January 2019.


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