Marcelogobius
| Marcelogobius | |
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| Marcelogobius splechtnai | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiinae |
| Genus: | Marcelogobius Schliewen, 2023 |
| Type species | |
| Marcelogobius splechtnai Ahnelt & Patzner, 1995 | |
Marcelogobius is a genus of small marine fish in the subfamily Gobiinae, the "true gobies".[1] They are native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The name of the genus honours Croatian biologist Marcelo Kovačić, added to Latin gobius meaning "goby".[2]
Species
[edit]Three recognized species are in this genus:[3]
- Marcelogobius helenae (Van Tassell & A. Kramer, 2014) (Helen's goby) [4]
- Marcelogobius janetarum (Schliewen, Wirtz & Kovačić, 2018)
- Marcelogobius splechtnai (Ahnelt & Patzner, 1995)
References
[edit]- ↑ Marcelogobius Schliewen, 2023. 1 October 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Marcelogobius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ Van Tassell, J.L.; Kramer, A. (2014). "A new species of Didogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Canary Islands". Zootaxa. 3793 (4): 453–464.
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