Arno goby

Arno goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Padogobius
Species: P. nigricans
Binomial name
Padogobius nigricans
(Canestrini, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Gobius fluviatilis nigricans Canestrini, 1867
  • Gobius nigricans Canestrini, 1867
  • Gobius avernensis Canestrini, 1868

Padogobius nigricans, the Arno goby, is a species of goby endemic to Italy. It occurs in streams, staying to well-vegetated edge areas. Males of this species reach a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) TL while the females only reach 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Padogobius nigricans. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Padogobius nigricans" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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