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Armour eelgoby

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Armour eelgoby
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Amblyopinae
Genus: Amblyotrypauchen
Hora, 1924
Species:
A. arctocephalus
Binomial name
Amblyotrypauchen arctocephalus
(Alcock, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Amblyopus arctocephalus Alcock, 1890
  • Amblyotrypauchen fraseri Hora, 1924

The armour eelgoby (Amblyotrypauchen arctocephalus) is a species of goby found from the Indian Ocean waters around India to the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs at depths of from 37 to 92 metres (121 to 302 ft). This species is currently the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Amblyotrypauchen arctocephalus". FishBase. April 2013 version.