Yellow-headed goby
(Redirected from Gobius xanthocephalus)
Yellow-headed goby | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Gobius |
Species: | G. xanthocephalus
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Binomial name | |
Gobius xanthocephalus |
The yellow-headed goby (Gobius xanthocephalus) is a species of goby native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from northern Spain to Madeira and Canary Islands, and also in the Mediterranean Sea where it is found in inshore waters at depths of from 1 to 22 metres (3.3 to 72.2 ft) and can be found living under stones. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.[2]
References
- ^ Herler, J.; Williams, J.T. & Kovacic, M. (2014). "Gobius xanthocephalus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T155282A45107519. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T155282A45107519.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Gobius xanthocephalus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
External links
- Photos of Yellow-headed goby on Sealife Collection
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- Fauna of Madeira
- Fauna of Spain
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- Fauna of the Balearic Islands
- Fish described in 1992
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