Coralline goby

Odondebuenia balearica, the Coralline goby, is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea where it prefers coralline areas at depths of from 20 to 70 metres (66 to 230 ft). This species grows to a length of 3.2 centimetres (1.3 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

Coralline goby

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Odondebuenia
de Buen, 1930
Species:
O. balearica
Binomial name
Odondebuenia balearica
(Pellegrin & Fage, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Eleotris balearicus Pellegrin & Fage, 1907

References
  1. Herler, J.; Williams, J.T. & Kovacic, M. (2014). "Odondebuenia balearica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194881A49082961. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194881A49082961.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Odondebuenia balearica" in FishBase. June 2013 version.


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