Peter wirtzi
Species of fish
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Peter wirtzi is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies.[2] It is endemic to Cape Verde,[1] where it occurs at depths from 15 to 25 m (50 to 80 ft).[3] The species was first described by Kovačić and Schliewen in 2008.[4]
| Peter wirtzi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Peter |
| Species: | P. wirtzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Peter wirtzi (Kovacic & Schliewen, 2008) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Didogobius wirtzi | |
Description
The fish grows to maximum 3 cm (1.2 in) length.[3]
Etymology
Both the genus and specific names honour Peter Wirtz, a marine biologist at the University of Madeira who collected the types of this species and Peter amicuscaridis, as well as numerous other Gobiiformes. His collection is now housed in the Zoologische Staatssammlung München in Munich.[5]
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