| Jeffrey's goby | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Buenia |
| Species: | B. jeffreysii |
| Binomial name | |
| Buenia jeffreysii (Günther, 1867) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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The Jeffrey's goby (Buenia jeffreysii) is a species of goby fish.
It maximum length is 6 cm (2.4 in). [3] It has 5–6 dorsal spines and 8–10 dorsal soft rays; 1 anal spine and 7–8 anal soft rays; and 30 vertebrae. The male can be distinguished by the second ray of the first dorsal fin, which is elongated. [4] [5] It is silvery in colour, with red and dark brown blotches. [6]
Jeffrey's goby lives in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is a demersal fish, living at depths of 5–330 m (16–1,083 ft). [7] It is common in the waters around Great Britain and Ireland. [8] It is one of only two gobies that can live in the cold waters off southeast Iceland, the other being Lebetus scorpioides . [9] [10] It is also recorded in the Mediterranean Sea. [11]
Jeffrey's goby spawns in May to September. Its eggs are pear-shaped and laid in mussel shells, and guarded by the male. It feeds on copepods, bony fish and crabs. [12]
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