Striped goby

Striped goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Gobius
Species: G. vittatus
Binomial name
Gobius vittatus
Vinciguerra, 1883

Gobius vittatus, the Striped goby, is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea where it occurs on coralline grounds at depths of from 15 to 85 metres (49 to 279 ft) though normally not deeper than 50 metres (160 ft). This species can reach a length of 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in) SL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gobius vittatus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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