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Lozano's goby

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Lozano's goby
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Pomatoschistus
Species:
P. lozanoi
Binomial name
Pomatoschistus lozanoi
(F. de Buen, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Gobius minutus lozanoi F. de Buen, 1923

Pomatoschistus lozanoi, Lozano's goby, is a species of goby native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean from the North Sea to northwestern Spain and Portugal where it can be found at depths of from 70 to 80 metres (230 to 260 ft). This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL and is known to live for only two years.[2] The specific name honours the Spanish zoologist Luis Lozano Rey (1878–1958).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Herler, J.; Kovacic, M. & Williams, J.T. (2014). "Pomatoschistus lozanoi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18160573A45108608. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18160573A45108608.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pomatoschistus lozanoi". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 September 2018.