Peppered goby
Appearance
Peppered goby | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Pariah J. E. Böhlke, 1969 |
Species: | P. scotius
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Binomial name | |
Pariah scotius J. E. Böhlke, 1969
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The peppered goby (Pariah scotius) is a species of goby native to the waters around the Bahamas and Curaçao where it is mostly found inhabiting sponges, showing a particular affinity for Spheciospongia vesparia.[1] This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Larson, H.K.; Murdy, E. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Pariah scotius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154770A115233056. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pariah scotius". FishBase. December 2020 version.