''Didogobius'' is a

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of small marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the true gobies. They are native to the eastern

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. The name of the genus is a compound noun made up of ''

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''gobius'' meaning "goby".

Species

Seven recognized species are in this genus: * '' Didogobius amicuscaridis'' Schliewen & Kovačić, 2008 * '' Didogobius bentuvii'' P. J. Miller, 1966 (Ben-Tuvia's goby) * '' Didogobius helenae'' Van Tassell & A. Kramer, 2014 (Helen's goby) Van Tassell, J.L. & Kramer, A. (2014): A new species of Didogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Canary Islands. ''Zootaxa, 3793 (4): 453–464.'' * ''

Didogobius kochi ''Didogobius'' is a genus of small marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the true gobies. They are native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The name of the genus is a compound noun made up of ''Dido'', the mythical founder ...

'' Van Tassell, 1988 * ''

Didogobius schlieweni ''Didogobius schlieweni'' is a species of goby native to the Adriatic Sea. The specific name honours the German ichthyologist Ulrich Schliewen of the Zoologische Staatssammlung München in Munich, the collector of the type and who suggested that ...

'' P. J. Miller, 1993 * '' Didogobius splechtnai'' Ahnelt & Patzner, 1995 * '' Didogobius wirtzi'' Schliewen & Kovačić, 2008

References

Gobiinae {{gobiidae-stub