Zebra goby
| Zebra goby | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Zebrus F. de Buen, 1930 |
| Species: | Z. zebrus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zebrus zebrus (A. Risso, 1827) | |
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Zebra goby, Zebrus zebrus, is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea where it occurs in lagoons and tide pools at depths down to 3 metres (9.8 ft). It prefers areas of concealment such as within patches of seagrass or algae or underneath stones. This species grows to a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
- ↑ Francour, P., Bilecenoglu, M. & Bariche, M. and Molinari, A. 2011. Zebrus zebrus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 September 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Zebrus zebrus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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