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Slender goby
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Gobius
Species:	G. geniporus
Binomial name
Gobius geniporus Valenciennes, 1837
Synonyms
Gobius cruentatus geniporus (Valenciennes, 1837) Gobius arenae Bath, 1972

The slender goby (Gobius geniporus) is a species of goby endemic to the Mediterranean Sea where it can be found in inshore waters to a depth of about 30 metres (98 ft). It lives in areas with sandy or muddy substrates near beds of sea-grass. This species can reach a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) TL.

References

1. Kovacic, M.; Williams, J.T. & Herler, J. (2014). "Gobius geniporus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194874A49084185. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194874A49084185.en.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobius geniporus". FishBase. June 2013 version.

External links

• Photos of Slender goby on Sealife Collection

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