Gorogobius nigricinctus

Gorogobius nigricinctus is a species of marine fish from the family Gobiidae, the true gobies.[2] It occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along the African coast from Senegal to Ghana and in the Gulf of Guinea, from 0 to 35 m (0 to 115 ft) depth.[1] They are harmless to humans.[3]

Gorogobius nigricinctus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gorogobius
Species:
G. nigricinctus
Binomial name
Gorogobius nigricinctus
(Delais, 1951)

Description

The fish grows to maximum 4 cm length.[3]

References

  1. Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; de Bruyne, G. & de Morais, L. (2015). "Gorogobius nigricinctus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T21130196A21913428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21130196A21913428.en.
  2. Gorogobius nigricinctus (Delais, 1951). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Gorogobius nigricinctus" in FishBase. January 2016 version.


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