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Gobiidae
Porogobius schlegelii
Porogobius schlegelii
Eighteen Point Nine Centimeters Goby of African Waters
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Fusiform
MediumPorogobius 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.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Gobies and Allies
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Porogobius
- Maximum length
- 18.9 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: Senegal to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 7390 , 57403 , 79590 , 80060 ). Also known from Cape Verde and islands in the Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 5299 , 79590 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Family
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