The Lemon Goby (''Vomerogobius flavus'') is a
species
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of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
, from the
family
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Gobiidae. which is native to the marine waters around the
Bahamas
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.
References
Gobiidae
Monotypic fish genera
Fish described in 1971
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