The chestnut goby (Chromogobius quadrivittatus) is a species of goby found in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.[2] In the Black Sea it is found in the Gulf of Varna, saline lagoons near Abrau, also near Novorossiysk and Sochi.[3] This species occurs in shallow, coastal waters. It can reach a length of 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) SL.[2]
Chestnut goby | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Chromogobius |
Species: | C. quadrivittatus
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Binomial name | |
Chromogobius quadrivittatus (Steindachner, 1863)
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References
edit- ^ Kovacic, M.; Herler, J. & Williams, J.T. (2014). "Chromogobius quadrivittatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T155226A49086496. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T155226A49086496.en.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chromogobius quadrivittatus". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ Smirnov A.I. (1986) Perch-likes (gobiids), scorpionfishes, flatfishes, clingfishes, anglerfishes [in:] Fauna of Ukraine, Vol. 8, No 5, Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, 320 pp. (in Russian)
External links
edit- Photos of Chestnut goby on Sealife Collection