Gorogobius stevcici (English name: Stevcic's goby) is a species of gobies in the family of Gobiidae, endemic to the coastal waters of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, where it occurs at depths from 15 to 40 m (49 to 131 ft).[1] The species was named and described by Kovačić and Schliewen in 2008.[2] The fish grows to a maximum of 3.3 cm in length for males and 2.3 cm for females.[3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Gorogobius |
Species: | G. stevcici
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Binomial name | |
Gorogobius stevcici Kovačić & Schliewen, 2008
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References
edit- ^ a b Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; de Bruyne, G.; de Morais, L. (2015). "Gorogobius stevcici". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T60470745A60789949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60470745A60789949.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Kovačić, M.; Schliewen, U.K. (2008). "A new species of Gorogobius (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Sao Tomé Islands". Zootaxa. 1686: 29–36. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1686.1.2.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gorogobius stevcici". FishBase. January 2016 version.