Gobius senegambiensis
Gobius senegambiensis is a species of marine fish from the family Gobiidae, the true gobies.[2] It is native to the Atlantic Ocean from Morocco to Angola as well as the islands in the Gulf of Guinea.[3] It is found in inshore waters on sandy bottoms.[1] This species can reach a length of 7.3 centimetres (2.9 in) SL.[3]
| Gobius senegambiensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Gobius |
| Species: | G. senegambiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gobius senegambiensis Metzelaar, 1919 | |
The species name senegambiensis refers to Senegambia, a historic region of West Africa.[4]
References
- Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; de Bruyne, G. & de Morais, L. (2015). "Gobius senegambiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T21130171A21913418. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21130171A21913418.en.
- Gobius senegambiensis Metzelaar, 1919. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Gobius senegambiensis" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
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