Peter amicuscaridis
| Peter amicuscaridis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Peter |
| Species: | P. amicuscaridis
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| Binomial name | |
| Peter amicuscaridis (Kovacic & Schliewen, 2008)
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| Synonyms | |
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Didogobius amicuscaridis | |
Peter amicuscardis is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies.[2] It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe,[1] where it occurs at depths from 7 to 25 m (20 to 80 ft).[3] The species was named and described by Kovačić and Schliewen in 2008.[4]
Description
The fish grows to maximum 3.2 cm (1.3 in) length.[3] The fish are found in burrows of the shrimp Axiopsis serratifrons;[3] its specific name amicuscaridis is a compound noun which means "friend of shrimps" in reference to this association.[5] It feeds on sea snails from the families Scissurellidae, Rissoidae, and Limacinidae.[3]
References
Wikispecies has information related to Didogobius amicuscaridis.
- ^ a b Carpenter, K.E.; de Bruyne, G.; de Morais, L. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2015). "Didogobius amicuscaridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T60470339A60789027. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60470339A60789027.en.
- ^ Peter amicuscaridis (Schliewen & Kovačić, 2008). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Peter amicuscaridis". FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ^ Schliewen, U.K.; Kovačić, M. (2008). "Didogobius amicuscaridis spec. nov. and D. wirtzi spec. nov., two new species of symbiotic gobiid fish from São Tomé and Cape Verde islands (Perciformes, Gobiidae)". Spixiana. 31 (2): 247–261.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (17 September 2025). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 September 2025.