Gobionellus oceanicus

The highfin goby (Gobionellus oceanicus) is a species of fish belonging to the family Gobiidae.

Gobionellus oceanicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Gobionellus
Species:
G. oceanicus
Binomial name
Gobionellus oceanicus
(Pallas, 1770)
Synonyms[2]
  • Gobius oceanicus' Pallas, 1770
  • Gobius lanceolatus Bloch, 1783
  • Gobius bacalaus Valenciennes, 1837
  • Gobionellus hastatus Girard, 1858
  • Paroxyurichthys typus Bleeker, 1876
  • Gobius bayamonensis Evermann & Marsh, 1899
  • Gobionellus gracillimus Ginsburg, 1953

Description

The highfin goby has a very long, thin body with a rounded snout. The species has a number of lightly marked lateral streaks along its body, called melanophores, which are variably present and variably paired on both sides of the body. Usually, the markings are indistinct and missing certain stripes.

Distribution and habitat

The highfin goby ranges north from Virginia, and rarely New Jersey, to southern Brazil. The species can be found in both freshwater and brackish water ranging in temperature from 11 °C - 29 °C

References
  1. Pezold, F. (2015). "Gobionellus oceanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T181984A1728774. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T181984A1728774.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Gobionellus oceanicus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.

1. Benjamin Victor. Coral Reef Fishes. Ocean Science Foundation, February 18, 2015. Web. February, 18, 2015.


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