Golden goby

Golden goby
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gobius
Species:
G. auratus
Binomial name
Gobius auratus
A. Risso, 1810
Synonyms
  • Eleotris auratus (A. Risso, 1810)
  • Gobius paganellus auratus A. Risso, 1810
  • Gobius auratus luteus Kolombatovic, 1891
  • Gobius luteus Kolombatovic, 1891

The golden goby (Gobius auratus) is a species of goby from the family Gobiidae endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.[1] It prefers areas with rocky substrates at depths of from 5 to 80 metres (16 to 262 ft) (though usually not below 30 metres (98 ft)) with plentiful growth of algae and gorgonians. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] Gobius xanthocephalus is the name that is applied to the populations of similar gobies in the eastern Atlantic and western Mediterranean which were previously considered to be G. auratus.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Kovacic, M.; Herler, J. & Williams, J.T. (2016) [errata version of 2014 assessment]. "Gobius auratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T198657A103969532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T198657A45103874.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobius auratus". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. ^ Herler, J.; Patzner, R.A. & Sturmbauer, C. (2005). "A preliminary revision of the Gobius auratus species complex with redescription of Gobius auratus". Journal of Natural History. 39 (14): 1043–1075. doi:10.1080/00222930400001533. S2CID 84890465.


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