Coryogalops ocheticus
Coryogalops ocheticus is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Gobiidae from the Red Sea, including the Gulf of Suez from where it has travelled through the Suez Canal and has been found at Port Said, Egypt, part of the Lessepsian migration. It is found in shallow water, in the proximity of crevices and holes, on sand and mud flats, where there is algal growth, and in stony areas. It attains a total length of 6.2 centimetres (2.4 in).[2] In preserved specimens it is pale fawn in colour and is marked with lateral blotches and mottling on the cheeks.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Coryogalops |
| Species: | C. ocheticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Coryogalops ocheticus (Norman, 1927) | |
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References
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Coryogalops ocheticus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Coryogalops ocheticus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- J.C. Hureau (ed.). "Fishes of the NE Atlantic and the Mediterranean Monishia ochetica". Marine Species Identification Portal. ETI BioInformatics. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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