Gobius ater, Bellotti's goby, is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea from the Balearic Islands and the Gulf of Lion to Nice and Sardinia. It occurs in shallow waters and lagoons where it prefers beds of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica. This species can reach a length of 7.1 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.[2]
Bellotti's goby | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Gobius |
Species: | G. ater
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Binomial name | |
Gobius ater Bellotti, 1888
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References
edit- ^ Kovacic, M.; Herler, J. & Williams, J.T. (2014). "Gobius ater". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194872A49084833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194872A49084833.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobius ater". FishBase. June 2013 version.