Kei goby

Kei goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Oxyurichthys
Species: O. keiensis
Binomial name
Oxyurichthys keiensis
(J. L. B. Smith, 1938)
Synonyms

Gobius keiensis Smith, 1938
Ctenogobius keiensis Smith, 1938 Gobionellus keiensis Smith, 1938 Oligolepis keiensis Smith, 1938

Oxyurichthys keiensis also known as the Kei goby is a species of goby native to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar and the Seychelles. This species can reach a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ Pezold, F.L. & Larson, H.K. (2015). "A revision of the fish genus Oxyurichthys (Gobioidei: Gobiidae) with descriptions of four new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3988 (1): 1–95. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3988.1.1.


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