Gobionellus oceanicus

Gobionellus oceanicus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Genus:	Gobionellus
Species:	G. oceanicus
Binomial name
	Gobionellus oceanicus; (Pallas, 1770)
Synonyms
	Gobius oceanicus' Pallas, 1770 ; Gobius lanceolatus Bloch, 1783; Gobius bacalaus Valenciennes, 1837; Gobionellus hastatus Girard, 1858; Paroxyurichthys typus Bleeker, 1876; Gobius bayamonensis Evermann & Marsh, 1899; Gobionellus gracillimus Ginsburg, 1953;

The highfin goby (Gobionellus oceanicus) is a species of fish belonging to the family Gobiidae.

Description

The highfin goby has a very long, thin body with a rounded snout. The species has a number of lightly marked lateral streaks along its body, called melanophores, which are variably present and variably paired on both sides of the body. Usually, the markings are indistinct and missing certain stripes.

Distribution and habitat

The highfin goby ranges north from Virginia, and rarely New Jersey, to southern Brazil. The species can be found in both freshwater and brackish water ranging in temperature from 11 °C - 29 °C

References

^ Pezold, F. (2015). "Gobionellus oceanicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T181984A1728774. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Gobionellus oceanicus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.

1. Benjamin Victor. Coral Reef Fishes. Ocean Science Foundation, February 18, 2015. Web. February, 18, 2015.

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[IUCN-1] Pezold, F. (2015). "Gobionellus oceanicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T181984A1728774. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[FishBase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Gobionellus oceanicus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.

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