Golden goby

Golden goby
Scientific classification
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 Mediterraean which were previously considered to be G. auratus.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Kovacic, M.; Herler, J. & Williams, J.T. (2014). "Gobius auratus (errata version published in 2016)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T198657A103969532. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gobius auratus" in 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.


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