Biology:Croilia mossambica

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Croilia mossambica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Croilia
Species:
C. mossambica
Binomial name
Croilia mossambica
J. L. B. Smith, 1955

Croilia mossambica, the burrowing goby or naked goby, is a species of goby native fresh, brackish and marine waters of Mozambique, South Africa and Madagascar . This species can be found on fine-grained sandy substrates in still waters at depths of from 1 to 16 metres (3.3 to 52.5 ft). It can reach a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. Cambray, J.; Tweddle, D. (2007). "Croilia mossambica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T5675A11530802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T5675A11530802.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5675/11530802. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Croilia mossambica" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2437141 entry