Chromogobius britoi, Brito's goby

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Chromogobius britoi Van Tassell, 2001

Brito's goby
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Chromogobius: Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); britoi: Named for Alberto Brito, University of La Laguna, Tenerife.
Eponymy: Dr Alberto Miguel Brito Hernández (d: 1954) is a marine biologiat who is Professor of Zoology at the University of Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands (since 1980) where he also directs a research team. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Marine; demersal; depth range 6 - 65 m (Ref. 41100). Tropical

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Atlantic Ocean: Madeira and Canary islands. Also from Portugal, south of Lisbon (Ref. 92840).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41100); 2.5 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 25; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 27. Anterior opercle with a dark spot on its lower edge. Anterior margin of pectoral fin base without a dark vertical band. Ctenoid scales on trunk. Sensory papillae: row 1, 5-8; row 2, 4-5; row 3, 5-7; row 4, 4-7; row 5, 3-5; row y, 1; row tr, absent (Ref. 41100).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits small crevices in vertical rock outcrops; also collected from a tide pool (Ref. 41100). Also found from intertidal and shallow subtidal to depths up to 65 m (Ref. 92840).

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Van Tassell, J.L., 2001. Chromogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae): a new species from the Eastern Atlantic. Copeia 2001(4):1073-1080. (Ref. 41100)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 March 2024

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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