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Sarato's goby

Gobius fallax, or Sarato's goby, is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea where it is found in inshore waters in locations with rocks and crevices for shelter at depths of from 0 to 32 metres. This species can reach a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL. There is a single record from the Canary Islands.

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Sarato's goby
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gobius
Species:
G. fallax
Binomial name
Gobius fallax
Sarato, 1889
Synonyms
  • Gobius auratus ruginosa Kolombatovic, 1891

Gobius fallax, or Sarato's goby, is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea where it is found in inshore waters in locations with rocks and crevices for shelter at depths of from 0 to 32 metres (0 to 105 ft). This species can reach a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL.2 There is a single record from the Canary Islands.1

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References

  1. Kovacic, M.; Williams, J.T. & Herler, J. (2014). "Gobius fallax". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T155214A45106574. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T155214A45106574.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobius fallax". FishBase. June 2013 version.