Speleogobius trigloides

Speleogobius trigloides, also known as the Grotto goby, is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea where it is known to inhabit grottoes at depths of from 8 to 25 metres (26 to 82 ft).[2] This species grows to a length of 1.8 centimetres (0.71 in) SL.[3]

Speleogobius trigloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Speleogobius
Species:
S. trigloides
Binomial name
Speleogobius trigloides
Zander & H. J. Jelinek, 1976

References

  1. Williams, J.T.; Kovacic, M. & Herler, J. (2014). "Speleogobius trigloides". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194889A49081390. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194889A49081390.en.
  2. Kovačić, M., Ordines, F. & Schliewen, U.K. (2016): A new species of Speleogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Western Mediterranean Sea. Zootaxa, 4066 (3): 301–310.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Speleogobius trigloides" in FishBase. October 2015 version.


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