Checked goby

Redigobius dewaali, the checked goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean coast of Africa from Mozambique and South Africa. This species inhabits fresh and brackish waters of estuaries, lakes and floodplain pans where there is plentiful vegetation. It can reach a length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.^[2]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Division:Teleostei

Order:Gobiiformes

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Checked goby
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Genus:	Redigobius
Species:	R. dewaali
Binomial name
Redigobius dewaali (M. C. W. Weber, 1897)
Synonyms
Gobius dewaali M. C. W. Weber, 1897 Redigobius dewaalii (M. C. W. Weber, 1897) Stigmatogobius dewaali (M. C. W. Weber, 1897) Gobius maxillaris Davies, 1948 Mugilogobius pongolensis Kok & Blaber, 1977 Redigobius pongolensis (Kok & Blaber, 1977)

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