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.