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Brito's goby
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Chromogobius
Species:	C. britoi
Binomial name
Chromogobius britoi Van Tassell, 2001

Brito's goby (Chromogobius britoi) is a species of goby found in the Eastern Atlantic near the coasts of the Canary Islands and Madeira where it occurs at depths of from 6 to 65 metres (20 to 213 ft) on rock outcrops. This fish inhabits crevices in the rocks. Males of this species can reach a length of 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in) SL while females only reach 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) SL. The specific name honours Alberto Brito Hernández (b. 1954) of the University of La Laguna on Tenerife for his numerous contributions to the ichthyology of the Canary Islands.

References

1. Herler, J.; Kovacic, M. & Williams, J.T. (2014). "Chromogobius britoi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T56779782A56779843. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T56779782A56779843.en.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chromogobius britoi". FishBase. June 2013 version.
3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

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