Crystal goby

Crystal goby
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Crystallogobius
T. N. Gill, 1863
Species: C.. linearis
Binomial name
Crystallogobius linearis
(Düben (de), 1845)
Synonyms

For genus Crystallogobius

  • Latrunculodes Collett, 1875

For species C. linearis

  • Gobius linearis Düben, 1845
  • Gobius nilssonii Düben & Koren, 1846
  • Crystallogobius nilssonii (Düben & Koren, 1846)

Crystallogobius linearis, the Crystal goby, is a species of goby native to the Atlantic coasts of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea where it can be found at depths of from 1 to 400 metres (3.3 to 1,312.3 ft). Males of this species grow to a length of 4.7 centimetres (1.9 in) SL while females only reach 3.9 centimetres (1.5 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Crystallogobius linearis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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