Phyllogobius platycephalops, the Slender spongegoby, is a species of goby native to the western Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs on reefs at depths of from 2 to 18 metres (6.6 to 59.1 ft). This species is a commensal on sponges of the genus Phyllospongia. This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
Slender spongegoby | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Phyllogobius Larson, 1986 |
Species: | P. platycephalops
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Binomial name | |
Phyllogobius platycephalops (J. L. B. Smith, 1964)
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References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Phyllogobius platycephalops". FishBase. June 2013 version.