Cameroon goby (Wheelerigobius wirtzi)

Scientific name: Wheelerigobius wirtzi Miller, 1988

Cameroon goby (Wheelerigobius wirtzi)

The Cameroon goby (Wheelerigobius wirtzi) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Eastern Central Atlantic, Victoria Bay, Cameroon. Reported from S?o Tom? Island.

Biology

Sublittoral, collected at about 1 m on vertical rock face.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Wheelerigobius wirtzi
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.5
Depth range
1 m (3 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 1 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Atlantic: Victoria Bay, Cameroon. Reported from S?o Tom? Island.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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