Peter (fish)
| Peter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiinae |
| Genus: | Peter Schliewen, 2023 |
| Type species | |
| Didogobius wirtzi Schliewen & Kovačić, 2008
| |
Peter is a genus of small marine fish in the subfamily Gobiinae, the true gobies. They are native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean where they occur around the coasts of Senegal and the island nations of São Tomé and Principe and Cape Verde Islands. The name honours two marine biologists called Peter - Peter Wirtz and Peter J. Miller.[1] Both species form symbiotic relationships with burrowing shrimps, and were formerly allocated to genus Didogobius
Species
There are two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Peter amicuscaridis Schliewen & Kovačić, 2008
- Peter wirtzi Schliewen & Kovačić, 2008
References
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (17 September 2025). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Peter". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 September 2025.