BIOTIC Species Information for Gobius couchi
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| Researched by | Karen Riley | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Prof. Robert Patzner | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Gobius couchi | Common name | Couch's goby |
| MCS Code | ZG464 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Chordata | Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Superclass | Gnathostomata | Class | Osteichthyes |
| Subclass | Teleostei | Order | Perciformes |
| Suborder | Family | Gobiidae | |
| Genus | Gobius | Species | couchi |
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| Additional Information | Couch's goby is a very localised, rare and protected species. It is found low shore under red or green algae in south Cornwall and north west Ireland, below high tide level in County Cork and sublittorally in a sheltered sea lough in south Ireland. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Wheeler, 1994, Froese & Pauly, 2000(b), | ||
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