Steinitz's goby explained

Steinitz's goby (Gammogobius steinitzi) is a species of goby. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea near Marseilles. It has been recently recorded in the Adriatic Sea in Croatia,^[1] Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy,^[2] and in the Black Sea in Ukraine.^[3] This species can be found in underwater grottoes in inshore waters at depths of 2mto15mm (07feetto49feetm). Steinitz's goby can reach a length of 3.8cm (01.5inches) SL. Its name honours the marine biologist and herpetologist Heinz Steinitz (1909-1971) of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Kovačić M. (1999) Gammogobius steinitzi Bath, 1971, a fish new to the Adriatic Sea. Natura Croatica, Vol.8 No.1: 1-7.
2. AHNELT H., HERLER J., SCSEPKA S., PATZNER R.A. 1998, First records of two rare Mediterranean Gobiidae in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea. Cybium, vol. 22, no 2, pp. 183-186
3. Kovtun O.A. (2012) First records goby Gammogobius steinitziBath, 1971 (Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Gobiidae) in coastal grottoes of the western Crimea (Black Sea) (A preliminary report). Marine Ecological Journal, 3(11): 56. (in Russian)
4. Web site: Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h) . 27 August 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 29 May 2018.