| Brito's goby | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Chromogobius |
| Species: | C. britoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromogobius britoi Van Tassell, 2001 | |
Brito's goby (Chromogobius britoi) is a species of goby found in the Eastern Atlantic near the coasts of the Canary Islands and Madeira where it occurs at depths of from 6 to 65 metres (20 to 213 ft) on rock outcrops. This fish inhabits crevices in the rocks. Males of this species can reach a length of 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in) SL while females only reach 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours Alberto Brito Hernández (b. 1954) of the University of La Laguna on Tenerife for his numerous contributions to the ichthyology of the Canary Islands.[3]
References
- ↑ Herler, J.; Kovacic, M. & Williams, J.T. (2014). "Chromogobius britoi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T56779782A56779843. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T56779782A56779843.en.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Chromogobius britoi" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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