Gunnellichthys curiosus
| Gunnellichthys curiosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Gunnellichthys |
| Species: | G. curiosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gunnellichthys curiosus C. E. Dawson, 1968
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Gunnellichthys curiosus, the curious wormfish, is a species of wormfish native to the Indian Ocean from the Seychelles and Mauritius to the Hawaiian Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of reefs and can be found at depths of from 9 to 60 metres (30 to 197 ft). It occurs in areas with substrates that allow it to conceal itself in burrows. It reaches a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) SL. This fish can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ^ Greenfield, D.; Munroe, T.A. (2016). "Gunnellichthys curiosus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69128053A69130368. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Gunnellichthys curiosus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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