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

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Croilia mossambica" in FishBase. June 2013 version.


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