Yellow headed goby

Yellow headed goby

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Subfamily:	Gobiinae
Genus:	Gobius
Species:	G. xanthocephalus
Binomial name
*Gobius xanthocephalus* Heymer & Zander, 1992

The Yellow headed goby (Gobius xanthocephalus) is a species of goby. The natural areal of this species is the Eastern Atlantic from northern Spain to Madeira and Canary Island, and also in the Mediterranean Sea^[1]. Last time it is mentioned as introduced species in the Black Sea^[2].

This demersal fish habits the rocky shores, reaches a length of 10 centimetres (4 in).

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