Croilia mossambica
Croilia mossambica, the burrowing goby or naked goby, is a species of goby native fresh, brackish and marine waters of Mozambique, South Africa and Madagascar. This species can be found on fine-grained sandy substrates in still waters at depths of from 1 to 16 metres (3.3 to 52.5 ft). It can reach a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2]
| Croilia mossambica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Croilia |
| Species: | C. mossambica |
| Binomial name | |
| Croilia mossambica J. L. B. Smith, 1955 | |
References
- Cambray, J. & Tweddle, D. (2007). "Croilia mossambica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T5675A11530802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T5675A11530802.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Croilia mossambica" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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