Checked goby

Redigobius dewaali, the checked goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean coast of Africa from Mozambique and South Africa. This species inhabits fresh and brackish waters of estuaries, lakes and floodplain pans where there is plentiful vegetation. It can reach a length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.[2]

Checked goby
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Redigobius
Species:
R. dewaali
Binomial name
Redigobius dewaali
Synonyms
  • Gobius dewaali M. C. W. Weber, 1897
  • Redigobius dewaalii (M. C. W. Weber, 1897)
  • Stigmatogobius dewaali (M. C. W. Weber, 1897)
  • Gobius maxillaris Davies, 1948
  • Mugilogobius pongolensis Kok & Blaber, 1977
  • Redigobius pongolensis (Kok & Blaber, 1977)

References
  1. Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Redigobius dewaali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19387A58300528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19387A58300528.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Redigobius dewaali" in FishBase. June 2013 version.


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