Golden goby

Golden goby
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Subfamily:	Gobiinae
Genus:	Gobius
Species:	G. auratus
Binomial name
	Gobius auratus; A. Risso, 1810
Synonyms
	Eleotris auratus (A. Risso, 1810); Gobius paganellus auratus A. Risso, 1810; Gobius auratus luteus Kolombatovic, 1891; Gobius luteus Kolombatovic, 1891;

The golden goby (Gobius auratus) is a species of goby native to coastal waters of the Eastern Atlantic from northern Spain to Madeira and the Canary Islands as well as in the Mediterranean Sea. It prefers areas with rocky substrates at depths of from 5 to 80 metres (16 to 262 ft) (though usually not below 30 metres (98 ft)) with plentiful growth of algae and gorgonians. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[1]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobius auratus". FishBase. June 2013 version.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobius auratus". FishBase. June 2013 version.

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