Pariah scotius

Pariah scotius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Pariah
J. E. Böhlke, 1969
Species: P. scotius
Binomial name
Pariah scotius
J. E. Böhlke, 1969

Pariah scotius, the Peppered goby, is a species of goby native to the waters around the Bahamas and Curaçao where it is mostly found inhabiting sponges, showing a particular affinity for Spheciospongia vesparia. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 Larson, H.K. & Murdy, E. 2010. Pariah scotius. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 September 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pariah scotius" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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