Steinitz's goby

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Steinitz's goby
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gammogobius
Bath, 1971
Species:
G. steinitzi
Binomial name
Gammogobius steinitzi
Bath, 1971

Steinitz's goby (Gammogobius steinitzi) is a species of goby. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea near Marseilles. [2] It has been recently recorded in the Adriatic Sea in Croatia, [3] Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy, [4] and in the Black Sea in Ukraine. [5] This species can be found in underwater grottoes in inshore waters at depths of 2 to 15 metres (6.6 to 49.2 ft). Steinitz's goby can reach a length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in) SL. [2] Its name honours the marine biologist and herpetologist Heinz Steinitz (1909-1971) of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. [6]

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References

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