Didogobius Explained

Didogobius is a genus of small marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the true gobies. They are native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The name of the genus is a compound noun made up of Dido, the mythical founder and first queen of Carthage, and the Latin gobius meaning "goby".^[1]

Species

Seven recognized species are in this genus:

• Didogobius amicuscaridis Schliewen & Kovačić, 2008
• Didogobius bentuvii P. J. Miller, 1966 (Ben-Tuvia's goby)
• Didogobius helenae Van Tassell & A. Kramer, 2014 (Helen's goby) ^[2]
• Didogobius kochi Van Tassell, 1988
• Didogobius schlieweni P. J. Miller, 1993
• Didogobius splechtnai Ahnelt & Patzner, 1995
• Didogobius wirtzi Schliewen & Kovačić, 2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h) . 25 August 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 29 May 2018.
2. Van Tassell, J.L. & Kramer, A. (2014): A new species of Didogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Canary Islands. Zootaxa, 3793 (4): 453–464.