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Yellow headed goby

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Gobiidae

Scientific name
  
Gobius xanthocephalus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Subfamily
  
Gobiinae

Rank
  
Species

Yellow-headed goby

Similar
  
Golden goby, Red‑mouthed goby, Bucchich's goby, Slender goby, Sarato's goby

Gobius xanthocephalus, the Yellow-headed goby, is a species of goby native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from northern Spain to Madeira and Canary Island, and also in the Mediterranean Sea where it is found in inshore waters at depths of from 1 to 22 metres (3.3 to 72.2 ft) and can be found living under stones. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.

References

Yellow-headed goby Wikipedia