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Peppered goby

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Species of fish

Peppered goby
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Pariah
J. E. Böhlke, 1969
Species: P. scotius
Binomial name
Pariah scotius
J. E. Böhlke, 1969

The peppered goby (Pariah scotius) is a species of goby native to the waters around the Bahamas and Curaçao where it is mostly found inhabiting sponges, showing a particular affinity for Spheciospongia vesparia. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

  1. ^ Larson, H.K.; Murdy, E. (2017) . "Pariah scotius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154770A115233056. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pariah scotius". FishBase. December 2020 version.
Taxon identifiers
Pariah scotius
Pariah


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