Didogobius splechtnai

Didogobius splechtnai
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Didogobius
Species:	D. splechtnai
Binomial name
	Didogobius splechtnai; Ahnelt & Patzner, 1995

Didogobius splechtnai is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea along the coasts of Spain and Italy where they inhabit caves with sandy substrates at depths from 7 to 11 m (23 to 36 ft). This species can reach a standard length of 2.3 cm (0.91 in).[2] The specific name honours Professor Heinz Splechtna (1933-1996), a marine biologist at the University of Vienna.[3]

References

Kovacic, M.; Williams, J.T. & Herler, J. (2014). "Didogobius schlieweni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194868A49085521. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194868A49085521.en.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Didogobius splechtnai" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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 25 August 2018.

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[IUCN-1] Kovacic, M.; Williams, J.T. & Herler, J. (2014). "Didogobius schlieweni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194868A49085521. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194868A49085521.en.

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Didogobius splechtnai" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

[ETYFish-3] 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 25 August 2018.