Golden goby

Golden goby
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gobius
Species:
G. auratus
Binomial name
Gobius auratus
A. Risso, 1810
Synonyms
  • Eleotris auratus (A. Risso, 1810)
  • Gobius paganellus auratus A. Risso, 1810
  • Gobius auratus luteus Kolombatovic, 1891
  • Gobius luteus Kolombatovic, 1891

The golden goby (Gobius auratus) is a species of goby from the family Gobiidae endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. It prefers areas with rocky substrates at depths of from 5 to 80 metres (16 to 262 ft) (though usually not below 30 metres (98 ft)) with plentiful growth of algae and gorgonians. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. Gobius xanthocephalus is the name that is applied to the populations of similar gobies in the eastern Atlantic and western Mediterranean which were previously considered to be G. auratus.

References

  1. 1 2 Kovacic, M.; Herler, J. & Williams, J.T. (2016) [errata version of 2014 assessment]. "Gobius auratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T198657A103969532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T198657A45103874.en.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobius auratus". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. ↑ Herler, J.; Patzner, R.A. & Sturmbauer, C. (2005). "A preliminary revision of the Gobius auratus species complex with redescription of Gobius auratus". Journal of Natural History. 39 (14): 1043–1075. doi:10.1080/00222930400001533. S2CID 84890465.