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Canestrini's goby

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Subfamily
  
Gobiinae

Higher classification
  
Pomatoschistus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Gobiidae

Genus
  
Pomatoschistus

Rank
  
Species

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Scientific name
  
Pomatoschistus canestrinii

Similar
  
Knipowitschia panizzae, Pomatoschistus, Goby, Knipowitschia, Marbled goby

Pomatoschistus canestrinii, Canestrini's goby, is a species of goby native to fresh and brackish waters along the Adriatic coasts where it is known to occur from the Po delta, Italy to Neretva, Croatia. It has also been introduced in Lake Trasimeno, Italy. This species prefers areas with sand or mud substrates in lagoons, lakes and medium-sized to large-sized rivers. This species can reach a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL.

References

Canestrini's goby Wikipedia