Favonigobius reichei

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Favonigobius reichei, the Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby (often simply called "tropical sand goby" (all "sand gobies" are tropical)), is a species of goby native to fresh, brackish and marine waters of coastal areas of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean preferring muddy or sandy substrates, often with weed growth. This species can reach a length of 8.3 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.[2]

Favonigobius reichei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Favonigobius
Species:
F. reichei
Binomial name
Favonigobius reichei
(Bleeker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Gobius reichei Bleeker, 1854
  • Acentrogobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854)
  • Papillogobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854)
  • Gobius neilli F. Day, 1868
  • Acentrogobius neilli (F. Day, 1868)
  • Favonigobius neilli (F. Day, 1868)
  • Gobius zanzibarensis H. E. Liénard, 1891
  • Rhinogobius robinsoni Fowler, 1934
  • Ctenogobius godavariensis Visweswara Rao, 1971

References

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  1. ^ Sparks, J.S. (2017). "Favonigobius reichei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T16012A816039. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T16012A816039.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Favonigobius reichei". FishBase. June 2013 version.