Gobius ateriformis

Gobius ateriformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Gobiiformes
Family:Gobiidae
Genus:Gobius
Species: G. ateriformis
Binomial name
Gobius ateriformis
Brito & P. J. Miller, 2001

Gobius ateriformis is a species of goby native to the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of Cape Verde where it occurs in tide pools to a depth of about 11 metres (36 ft) and is harmless to humans. The species were described by Alberto Brito and Peter J. Miller in 2001.[2]

Description

This species can reach a length of 6.8 centimetres (2.7 in) TL.[3]

References

  1. ↑ de Morais, L. (2015). "Gobius ateriformis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T21130147A21913393. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Brito A. & P.J. Miller, 2001, 35: 253-277
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gobius ateriformis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Further reading

  • Brito, A. and P.J. Miller, 2001. Gobiid fishes from the Cape Verde Islands, including two new species of Gobius (Teleostei: Gobioidei). J. Nat. Hist.
  • Goren, M., 1996. A review of the southern African gobiid fish genus Caffrogobius Smitt, 1900. Spec. Publ. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (57):1-28.
  • Helfman, G., B. Collette and D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, USA, 1997.
  • Maugé, L.A. 1986. A J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren, Flanders; and ORSTOM, Paris, France, Vol. 2.
  • Moyle, P. and J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4th ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA: Prentice-Hall. 2000.
  • Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3rd ed.. New York, USA: John Wiley and Sons., 1994
  • Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2nd ed., London: Macdonald., 1985


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