Gnatholepis gymnocara
Gnatholepis gymnocara, the Nakedcheek sandgoby, is a small species of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Gobionellinae from Australia .[1]
| Gnatholepis gymnocara | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Gnatholepis |
| Species: | G. gymnocara |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnatholepis gymnocara (Randall and Greenfield, 2001) | |
Description
Males of this species reach a maximum length of 3.7 cm in total length.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The Nakedcheek sandgoby is found in the western Pacific Ocean, specifically Australia.[1] It can be found in shallow, nearshore marine environments between 0 and 1m in depth.[2]
References
- Johnson, J.W., 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2):709-762.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Gnatholepis " in FishBase. October 2017 version.
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