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Rhinogobiops nicholsii (Bean, 1882)

Blackeye goby
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Canada country information

Common names: Blackeye goby, Bluespot goby, Crested goby
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Pacific coast (Ref. 6885). Also Ref. 2850, 4925, 27436, 95110.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Rhinogobiops: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon Greek, ops = similar to;  nicholsii: Named after Capt. H.E. Nichols, U.S.N, its discoverer (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Bean.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 106 m (Ref. 2850).   Subtropical; 55°N - 27°N, 136°W - 114°W

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