Ferrer's goby

Ferrer's goby (Pseudaphya ferreri) is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea where it occurs in inshore waters inhabiting areas with sandy substrates. This species grows to a length of 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] The specific name honours Jaume Ferrer Aledo (1854-1956), a pharmacist and amateur ichthyologist who studied the fish fauna in the Balearic Islands.[3]

Ferrer's goby
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Pseudaphya
Species:
P. ferreri
Binomial name
Pseudaphya ferreri
(O. de Buen & Fage, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Aphya ferreri O. de Buen & Fage, 1908
  • Pseudaphya pelagica F. de Buen, 1931

References
  1. Kovacic, M.; Herler, J. & Williams, J.T. (2014). "Pseudaphya ferreri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194887A49081799. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194887A49081799.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pseudaphya ferreri" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 September 2018.


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