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Favonigobius melanobranchus

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Favonigobius melanobranchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Favonigobius
Species:
F. melanobranchus
Binomial name
Favonigobius melanobranchus
(Fowler, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Rhinogobius melanobranchus Fowler, 1934
  • Papillogobius melanobranchus (Fowler, 1934)

Favonigobius melanobranchus, the blackthroat goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean as well as being recorded in the Mediterranean Sea. This fish is found on sandy bottoms and seagrass beds at depths of from 0 to 5 metres (0 to 16 ft). It can reach a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Skelton, P. (1996). "Favonigobius melanobranchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16011A5351904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16011A5351904.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Favonigobius melanobranchus". FishBase. June 2013 version.