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Silhouettea SP nouvelle calédonie Anse VATA gobiidae inconnu

SILHOUETTEA SP

Picture courtesy of: Damien Brouste

Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Gobiiformes (Order) > Gobioidei (Suborder) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Silhouettea (Genus)

Etymology
Silhouettea: from Silhouette Island, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean, locality of type species, Silhouettea insinuans.

Distribution
New Caledonia (Nouméa - Baie des citrons, Anse Vata, Mont Dore).

Biology
Usually found on sandy ground in shallow inshore and estuarine waters.

Last update: 13, May 2023