Cryptic bearded goby

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Barbuligobius boehlkei, the Cryptic bearded goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it can be found on sand-rubble substrates at depths of from 1 to 15 metres (3.3 to 49.2 ft). This species grows to a length of 2 centimetres (0.79 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] Its specific name honours James E. Böhlke (1930-1982) of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.[3]

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Cryptic bearded goby
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Barbuligobius
Species:
B. boehlkei
Binomial name
Barbuligobius boehlkei
Lachner & McKinney, 1974
Synonyms
  • Bathygobius boehlkei (Lachner & McKinney, 1974)
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