Coryogalops ocheticus
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| Coryogalops ocheticus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Coryogalops |
| Species: | C. ocheticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Coryogalops ocheticus (Norman, 1927) | |
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Coryogalops ocheticus is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Gobiidae from the Red Sea. It has been reported twice in the Mediterranean Sea off Egypt in 1924 and 1969, but not since.[3] It is found in shallow water, in the proximity of crevices and holes, on sand and mud flats, where there is algal growth, and in stony areas. It attains a total length of 6.2 centimetres (2.4 in).[4] In preserved specimens it is pale fawn in colour and is marked with lateral blotches and mottling on the cheeks.[5]