New Zealand black goby
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| Gobiopsis atrata (Griffin, 1933) |
The New Zealand black goby, Gobiopsis atrata, is a goby of the family Gobiidae, found around northern New Zealand to depths of about 30 m, in reef areas of broken rock and sand or mud. Its length is between 5 and 10 cm.
The New Zealand black goby lives in burrows made in sand against rocky reefs. When disturbed the fish dives into the burrow giving little chance at identification.
It is a uniform dark grey-black, with fused pelvic fins typical of most gobies, and the typical tubular body shape with blunt head.
[edit] References
- Gobiopsis atrata (TSN 636874). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 11 March 2006.
- "Gobiopsis atrata". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
