Peppered goby
| Peppered goby | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Pariah |
| Species: | P. scotius |
| Binomial name | |
| Pariah scotius J. E. Böhlke, 1969 | |
The peppered goby (Pariah scotius) is a species of goby native to the waters around the Bahamas and Curaçao where it is mostly found inhabiting sponges, showing a particular affinity for Spheciospongia vesparia. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2][1]
References
- 1 2 Larson, H.K. & Murdy, E. 2010. Pariah scotius. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 14 September 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pariah scotius" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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