Gobius scorteccii is a species of freshwater goby native to Somalia, Africa. This species can reach a length of 13.6 centimetres (5.4 in) TL.[1] The specific name honours the Italian herpetologist Giuseppe Scortecci (1898-1973) of the University of Genoa, who was the collector of the type.[2]

Gobius scorteccii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gobius
Species:
G. scorteccii
Binomial name
Gobius scorteccii
Poll, 1961

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobius scorteccii". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  2. ^ 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 1 September 2018.