Bay goby
Lepidogobius lepidus, the bay goby or finescale goby, is a species of goby native to the Pacific coast of North America from British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico where it can be found on muddy substrates from the intertidal zone to 201 metres (659 ft). This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobionellinae |
| Genus: | Lepidogobius T. N. Gill, 1859 |
| Species: | L. lepidus |
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| Lepidogobius lepidus (Girard, 1858) | |
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Members of this genus have been found in Pleistocene deposits.[2]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lepidogobius lepidus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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