Tropical sand goby
Encyclopedia
The Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby (Favonigobius reichei), often simply called "tropical sand goby" (all "sand gobies" are tropical), is a fish
species
in the family
Gobiidae. Formerly, it was separated in Papillogobius with the Blackthroat Goby
(F. melanobranchus).
It is found in Mozambique
, South Africa
, and Tanzania
. This species is becoming rare due to habitat destruction
.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Gobiidae. Formerly, it was separated in Papillogobius with the Blackthroat Goby
Blackthroat goby
The Blackthroat Goby is a fish species in the family Gobiidae. Formerly, it was separated in Papillogobius with the Tropical Sand Goby ....
(F. melanobranchus).
It is found in Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, and Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. This species is becoming rare due to habitat destruction
Habitat destruction
Habitat destruction is the process in which natural habitat is rendered functionally unable to support the species present. In this process, the organisms that previously used the site are displaced or destroyed, reducing biodiversity. Habitat destruction by human activity mainly for the purpose of...
.
Source
- Skelton, P. 1996. Papillogobius reichei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.