Brito's goby

Brito's goby
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Chromogobius
Species: C. britoi
Binomial name
Chromogobius britoi
Van Tassell, 2001

Brito's goby(Chromogobius britoi) is a species of goby found in the Eastern Atlantic near the coasts of the Canary Islands and Madeira where it occurs at depths of from 6 to 65 metres (20 to 213 ft) on rock outcrops. This fish inhabits crevices in the rocks. Males of this species can reach a length of 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in) SL while females only reach 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) SL.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Chromogobius britoi" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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