Gobiopsis pinto
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Gobiopsis |
| Species: | G. pinto
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| Binomial name | |
| Gobiopsis pinto (J. L. B. Smith, 1947)
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Gobiopsis pinto, the snakehead goby, is a species of goby found in the western Indian Ocean.[2]
Description
[edit]This species reaches a length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Adolfo Abranches Pinto (1895–1981), the Military Commander of Mozambique, where this goby is endemic.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Larson, H. (2019). "Gobiopsis pinto". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T123434969A123494807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T123434969A123494807.en. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ Hoese, D.F., 1986. Gobiidae. p. 774-807. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobiopsis pinto". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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