Acentrogobius dayi, also known as Day's goby, is a species of goby found in the western Indian Ocean from the Persian Gulf to Pakistan.[2] It is also found in brackish and freshwater streams of south-western Asia.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Acentrogobius |
| Species: | A. dayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Acentrogobius dayi Koumans, 1941
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Description
editThis species reaches a length of 11.0 cm (4.3 in).[4]
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Francis Day (1829-1889), the Inspector-General of Fisheries in India,[5]
References
edit- ^ Larson, H. (2019). "Acentrogobius dayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T46082238A46664549. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T46082238A46664549.en. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acentrogobius dayi Koumans, 1941". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acentrogobius dayi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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