Biology:Jeffrey's goby
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Buenia |
| Species: | B. jeffreysii
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| Binomial name | |
| Buenia jeffreysii (Günther, 1867)
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The Jeffrey's goby (Buenia jeffreysii) is a species of goby fish.
Description
It maximum length is 6 cm (2.4 in).[3] It has 5–6 dorsal spines and 8–10 dorsal soft rays; 1 anal spine and 7–8 anal soft rays; and 30 vertebrae. The male can be distinguished by the second ray of the first dorsal fin, which is elongated.[4][5] It is silvery in colour, with red and dark brown blotches.[6]
Habitat
Jeffrey's goby lives in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is a demersal fish, living at depths of 5–330 m (16–1,083 ft).[7] It is common in the waters around Great Britain and Ireland.[8] It is one of only two gobies that can live in the cold waters off southeast Iceland, the other being Lebetus scorpioides.[9][10] It is also recorded in the Mediterranean Sea.[11]
Behaviour
Jeffrey's goby spawns in May to September. Its eggs are pear-shaped and laid in mussel shells, and guarded by the male. It feeds on copepods, bony fish and crabs.[12]
References
- ↑ History), Jeffrey Williams (National Museum of Natural; Juergen Herler (Department of Theoretical Biology, Morphology section Faculty of Life Sciences University of Vienna); Marcelo Kovacic (Natural History Museum Rijeka, Croatia) (March 11, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Buenia jeffreysii". https://www.iucnredlist.org/en.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Buenia jeffreysii (Günther, 1867)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126872.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Buenia jeffreysii (Günther, 1867)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126872#attributes.
- ↑ "Buenia jeffreysii, Jeffrey's goby". https://www.fishbase.de/summary/52.
- ↑ "Buenia jeffreysii (Günther, 1867)". https://www.gbif.org/species/2376088.
- ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Jeffrey's goby - Buenia jeffreysii". http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=fnam&id=1594.
- ↑ "Buenia jeffreysii : Jeffrey's Goby | NBN Atlas". https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NHMSYS0001745804.
- ↑ Heessen, Henk J. L.; Daan, Niels; Ellis, Jim R. (September 1, 2015). Fish atlas of the Celtic Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea: Based on international research-vessel surveys. Wageningen Academic Publishers. ISBN 9789086868780. https://books.google.com/books?id=nBTTDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Buenia+jeffreysii%22&pg=PA404.
- ↑ Carwardine, Mark (June 30, 1986). "Iceland, Nature's Meeting Place: A Wildlife Guide". Iceland Review. https://books.google.com/books?id=MVkJAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Buenia+jeffreysii%22.
- ↑ Patzner, Robert; Tassell, James L. Van; Kovacic, Marcelo; Kapoor, B. G. (September 2, 2011). The Biology of Gobies. CRC Press. ISBN 9781439862339. https://books.google.com/books?id=M_HRBQAAQBAJ&dq=%22jeffreysii%22&pg=PA406.
- ↑ Goffredo, Stefano; Dubinsky, Zvy (September 9, 2013). The Mediterranean Sea: Its history and present challenges. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789400767041. https://books.google.com/books?id=4VfFBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Buenia+jeffreysii%22&pg=PA388.
- ↑ "Food Items - Buenia jeffreysii". https://www.fishbase.de/TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=62&genus=Buenia&species=jeffreysii.
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