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Bathygobius burtoni

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Bathygobius burtoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Bathygobius
Species:
B. burtoni
Binomial name
Bathygobius burtoni
Synonyms
  • Gobius burtoni O'Shaughnessy, 1875

Bathygobius burtoni is a species of goby native to the Atlantic shores of western Africa where it is a denizen of tide pools. This species can reach a total length of 8 cm (3.1 in).[2] The specific name honours Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), the English explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat, who collected the type specimen.[3] This species has a very limited distribution and is known from only five locations in an area in which there has been a huge increase in the human population and the IUCN has assessed this species an Endangered.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; de Bruyne, G.; de Morais, L. (2015). "Bathygobius burtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T2621A21912374. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T2621A21912374.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathygobius burtoni". FishBase. April 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.