Acentrogobius caninus
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| Acentrogobius caninus | |
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| File:Gobius caninus - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ13600041.tif | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Acentrogobius |
| Species: | A. caninus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes, 1837)
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Acentrogobius caninus, also known as the tropical sand goby or green-shouldered goby,[1] is an amphidromous benthopelagic species of fish in the family Gobiidae.
Appearance
It is endemic throughout the Indo-West Pacific and found in marine, fresh, and brackish water. It is recognisable by its grey body with brown markings across its body, as well as the distinct dark green spot above its pectoral fins.[2]
References
- ↑ "Green-shouldered goby (Acentrogobius caninus)". www.wildsingapore.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ↑ "Acentrogobius caninus, Tropical sand goby". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
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