Didogobius
| Didogobius | |
|---|---|
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| Didogobius schlieweni | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiinae |
| Genus: | Didogobius P. J. Miller, 1966 |
| Type species | |
| Didogobius bentuvii P. J. Miller, 1966 | |
Didogobius is a genus of small marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the true gobies.[1] They are native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The name of the genus is a compound noun made up of Dido, the mythical founder and first queen of Carthage, and the Latin gobius meaning "goby".[2]
Species
[edit]Seven recognized species are in this genus:[3]
- Didogobius bentuvii Miller, 1966 (Ben-Tuvia's goby)
- Didogobius kochi Van Tassell, 1988
- Didogobius lanceolatus Schliewen, Knorrn & Böhmer, 2023
- Didogobius schlieweni Miller, 1993
References
[edit]- ↑ Didogobius Miller, 1966. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Didogobius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
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