Suruga fundicola

Suruga fundicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Suruga
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Species: S. fundicola
Binomial name
Suruga fundicola
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901

Suruga fundicola is a species of fish in the goby family, Gobiidae. It is native to the Pacific Ocean waters around Japan, where it occurs at depths of 80 to 300 metres (260 to 980 ft). It is the only known member of the monotypic genus Suruga, which was named for Japan's Suruga Bay.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Suruga fundicola" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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