Dalhousie goby
| Dalhousie goby | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Chlamydogobius |
| Species: | C. gloveri |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlamydogobius gloveri Larson, 1995 | |
Chlamydogobius gloveri, the Dalhousie goby, is a species of goby endemic to Australia where it lives in the Dalhousie Springs. It feeds on small mollusks, crustaceans and other odds and ends like most other gobies. This species can reach a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL.[2]
Etymology
It is named "Gloveri" for John Glover, a scientist who studied Australian fishes.
References
- ↑ Wager, R. 1996. Chlamydogobius gloveri. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 August 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Chlamydogobius gloveri" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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