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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Croilia |
Species: | C. mossambica
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Binomial name | |
Croilia mossambica J. L. B. Smith, 1955
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References
edit- ^ Cambray, J.; Tweddle, D. (2007). "Croilia mossambica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T5675A11530802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T5675A11530802.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Croilia mossambica". FishBase. June 2013 version.