Macrodontogobius wilburi

Macrodontogobius wilburi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Macrodontogobius
Herre, 1936
Species: M. wilburi
Binomial name
Macrodontogobius wilburi
Herre, 1936
Synonyms
  • Gnatholepis hendersoni Herre, 1936
  • Acentrogobius hendersoni (Herre, 1936)
  • Gnatholepis hololepis L. P. Schultz, 1943

Macrodontogobius wilburi, the Largetooth goby, is a species of goby native to the Indo-Pacific from the Seychelles to Micronesia. This species lives in sheltered marine waters at depths of from 0 to 20 metres (0 to 66 ft) preferring areas with sandy substrates. This species grows to a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

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