Gorogobius stevcici

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]

Gorogobius stevcici
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gorogobius
Species:
G. stevcici
Binomial name
Gorogobius stevcici
Kovačić & Schliewen, 2008

References

  1. 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.
  2. Kovačić, M.; Schliewen, U.K. (2008). "A new species of Gorogobius (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Sao Tomé Islands". Zootaxa. 1686: 29–36.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Gorogobius stevcici" in FishBase. January 2016 version.


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