''Gobius ateriformis'' is a species of marine fish from the family

Gobiidae Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...

, the true gobies. It is endemic to

Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

, where it occurs in

tide pools A tide pool or rock pool is a shallow pool of seawater that forms on the rocky intertidal shore. Many of these pools exist as separate bodies of water only at low tide. Many tide pool habitats are home to especially adaptable animals that ...

to a depth of . The species was first described by

Alberto Brito Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albertin ...

and Peter J. Miller in 2001.

Description

This species can reach a length of TL.

References

ateriformis Endemic vertebrates of Cape Verde Fish of West Africa Tropical fish Fish described in 2001 Taxa named by Alberto Brito Taxa named by Peter J. Miller {{Gobiidae-stub