Peter wirtzi
| Peter wirtzi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Peter |
| Species: | P. wirtzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Peter wirtzi (Kovacic & Schliewen, 2008)
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| Synonyms | |
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Didogobius wirtzi | |
Peter wirtzi is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies.[2] It is endemic to Cape Verde,[1] where it occurs at depths from 15 to 25 m (50 to 80 ft).[3] The species was first described by Kovačić and Schliewen in 2008.[4]
Description
The fish grows to maximum 3 cm (1.2 in) length.[3]
Etymology
Both the genus and specific names honour Peter Wirtz, a marine biologist at the University of Madeira who collected the types of this species and Peter amicuscaridis, as well as numerous other Gobiiformes. His collection is now housed in the Zoologische Staatssammlung München in Munich.[5]
References
Wikispecies has information related to Didogobius wirtzi.
- ^ a b Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; de Bruyne, G. & de Morais, L. (2015). "Didogobius wirtzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T21130112A21913016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21130112A21913016.en.
- ^ Peter wirtzi (Schliewen & Kovačić, 2008). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Peter wirtzi". 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.