Acentrogobius dayi

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Acentrogobius dayi, also known as Day's goby, is a species of goby found in the western Indian Ocean from the Persian Gulf to Pakistan.[2] It is also found in brackish and freshwater streams of south-western Asia.[3]

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Acentrogobius dayi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Acentrogobius
Species:
A. dayi
Binomial name
Acentrogobius dayi
Koumans, 1941
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Description

This species reaches a length of 11.0 cm (4.3 in).[4]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Francis Day (1829-1889), the Inspector-General of Fisheries in India,[5]

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