Bucchich's goby (Gobius bucchichi) is a species of goby native to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (at least the Adriatic and Aegean Seas) and perhaps the Black Sea.[3][4][5] It has traditionally been considered to be more widespread,[1] but in 2016 the similar incognito goby (G. incognitus) was described. It had been confused with the Bucchich's goby and much information formerly published for this species is now considered to actually be for the incognito goby.[3][6]
| Bucchich's goby | |
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| The head of the Bucchich's goby | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Gobius |
| Species: | G. bucchichi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gobius bucchichi Steindachner, 1870
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The Bucchich's goby prefers coastal waters with a sandy or muddy substrate with seagrass patches or tide pools at depths of from 1 to 30 m (3.3–98.4 ft). Its diet consists of polychaete worms, amphipods, molluscs and algae. This species can reach a total length of up to 10 cm (3.9 in).[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Francour, P.; Bilecenoglu, M.; Bariche, M.; Tunesi, L.; Goren, M. (2011). "Gobius bucchichi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T194873A8911208. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T194873A8911208.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Gobius bucchichi". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b Kovačić, M.; R. Šanda (2016). "A new species of Gobius (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Mediterranean Sea and the redescription of Gobius bucchichi". Zootaxa. 4093 (2): 1104–1124.
- ^ Patzner, R.A. (5 July 2017). "Gobius bucchichi". Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobius bucchichi". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ Patzner, R.A. (5 July 2017). "Gobius incognitus". Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
External links
edit- Photos of Bucchich's goby on Sealife Collection
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