Author: Miller, 1966

Didogobius bentuvii Miller, 1966

Diagnosis: see genus. Dl VI; D2 I + 14; A I + 12; P 19. Scales in lateral series about 65-70. Vertebrae 28. Colour: somewhat translucent pale fawn, with numerous melanophores over the head and body. Size.
to 3.65 cm (holotype).

Habitat, Food, Reproduction: no data, probably cryptobenthic.

Distribution: the holotype (female) was trawled on muddy sand in 36.6 m off the River Rubin (31°55' N, 34°42' E) on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. No further specimens.

Eggs, larvae and young stages. No data.
Otoliths (sagitta). No data.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Superclass Gnathostomata
Class Osteichthyes
Order Perciformes
Suborder Gobioidei
Family Gobiidae
Genus Didogobius
Species Didogobius bentuvii

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Didogobius bentuvii Miller, 1966

Scientific synonyms and common names

Didogobius bentuvii Miller, 1966

Synonyms:

Didogobius bentuvii Miller, 1966, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (13) 8: 162, fig. 1-2, pl. IV-V (off. R. Rubin, Israel). Holotype: BMNH no. 1965.2.1.1.


Common name:

ben-tuvia's goby [En]

Miller, P. J. 1966. A new genus and species of gobiid fish from the eastern Mediterranean. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (13) 8: 161-172.

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