Roule's goby

Roule's goby
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gobius
Species:
G. roulei
Binomial name
Gobius roulei

Gobius roulei, Roule's goby, is a species of goby native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea where it can be found at depths of from 320 to 385 metres (1,050 to 1,263 ft). This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the French zoologist Louis Roule (1861-1942) who was the collector of the type.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kovacic, M.; Herler, J. & Williams, J.T. (2014). "Gobius roulei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T198663A45107265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T198663A45107265.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobius roulei". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 September 2018.