Porogobius schlegelii

Porogobius schlegelii
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Porogobius Bleeker, 1874
Species:	P. schlegelii
Binomial name
*Porogobius schlegelii* (Günther, 1861)
Synonyms
Genus Coronogobius Herre, 1945 Species Gobius schlegelii Günther, 1861 Acentrogobius schlegelii (Günther, 1861) Gobius pappenheimi C. G. E. Ahl, 1925

Porogobius schlegelii is a species of goby native to brackish and fresh waters (occasionally entering marine waters) along the Atlantic coast of Africa from Senegal to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also found in the islands of the Gulf of Guinea and Cape Verde. It occurs in inshore waters in lagoons, estuaries, the lower reaches of rivers and mangrove swamps. This species grows to a length of 14.9 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.^[1]

References

↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Porogobius schlegelii" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

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