Nes longus
| Nes longus | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Nes Ginsburg, 1933 |
| Species: | N. longus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nes longus (Nichols, 1914) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nes longus, the Orangespotted goby, is a species of goby native to the tropical Atlantic coast of the Americas where it prefers silty bottoms around reefs. It is a commensal with an alpheid shrimp. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Nes longus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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