Suruga fundicola

Suruga fundicola

Goby of the East China Sea

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Temperate fish

Suruga fundicola is a species of fish in the goby subfamily, Gobionellinae. It is native to the Pacific Ocean waters around Japan, where it occurs at depths of 80 to 300 metres (260 to 980 ft). It is the only known member of the monotypic genus Suruga, which was named for Japan's Suruga Bay.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Suruga
Water: Marine
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Sea of Japan, off Pacific coasts of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu of Japan, and East China Sea.

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