Red-mouthed goby

The red-mouthed goby (Gobius cruentatus) is a species of goby native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from southwestern Ireland to the coasts of Morocco and Senegal, and also in the Mediterranean Sea where it occurs in inshore waters at depths of from 15 to 40 metres (49 to 131 ft) in areas with rocky or sandy substrates or in meadows of sea-grass. This species can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. It may also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Red-mouthed goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gobius
Species:
G. cruentatus
Binomial name
Gobius cruentatus
Synonyms
  • Gobius rubens Rafinesque, 1810 (ambiguous name)

References

  1. Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; de Bruyne, G. & de Morais, L. (2015). "Gobius cruentatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198660A21913398. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198660A21913398.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gobius cruentatus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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