Gobiopsis pinto, the snakehead goby, is a species of goby found in the Western Indian Ocean.[1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Adolfo Abranches Pinto (1895-1981), the Military Commander of Mozambique, where this goby is endemic.[3]
References
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^ Hoese, D.F., 1986. Gobiidae. p. 774-807. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
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^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Gobiopsis pinto" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
