Brito's goby (''Chromogobius britoi'') is a species of goby found in the Eastern Atlantic near the coasts of the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...

and

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where it occurs at depths of from on rock outcrops. This fish inhabits crevices in the rocks. Males of this species can reach a length of SL while females only reach SL. The

specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...

honours Alberto Brito Hernández (b. 1954) of the University of La Laguna on Tenerife for his numerous contributions to the

ichthyology Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish ( Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of Octob ...

of the Canary Islands.

References

Brito's goby Fish of the East Atlantic Vertebrates of the Canary Islands Fauna of Madeira Fauna of Portugal Brito's goby {{gobiidae-stub