Peter amicuscaridis

Peter amicuscaridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Peter
Species:
P. amicuscaridis
Binomial name
Peter amicuscaridis
(Kovacic & Schliewen, 2008)
Synonyms

Didogobius amicuscaridis

Peter amicuscardis is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe, where it occurs at depths from 7 to 25 m (20 to 80 ft). The species was named and described by Kovačić and Schliewen in 2008.

Description

The fish grows to maximum 3.2 cm (1.3 in) length. The fish are found in burrows of the shrimp Axiopsis serratifrons; its specific name amicuscaridis is a compound noun which means "friend of shrimps" in reference to this association. It feeds on sea snails from the families Scissurellidae, Rissoidae, and Limacinidae.

References

  1. 1 2 Carpenter, K.E.; de Bruyne, G.; de Morais, L. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2015). "Didogobius amicuscaridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T60470339A60789027. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60470339A60789027.en.
  2. ↑ Peter amicuscaridis (Schliewen & Kovačić, 2008). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Peter amicuscaridis". FishBase. January 2019 version.
  4. ↑ Schliewen, U.K.; Kovačić, M. (2008). "Didogobius amicuscaridis spec. nov. and D. wirtzi spec. nov., two new species of symbiotic gobiid fish from São Tomé and Cape Verde islands (Perciformes, Gobiidae)". Spixiana. 31 (2): 247–261.
  5. ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (17 September 2025). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 September 2025.