Croilia

For the Indo-Pacific burrowing goby, see Trypauchen vagina.

Croilia mossambica, the burrowing goby or naked goby, is a species of goby native fresh, brackish and marine waters of Mozambique, South Africa and Madagascar. This species can be found on fine-grained sandy substrates in still waters at depths of from 1 to 16 metres (3.3 to 52.5 ft). It can reach a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.^[2]

Croilia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Croilia
Species:	C. mossambica
Binomial name
Croilia mossambica J. L. B. Smith, 1955

References

1. Cambray, J.; Tweddle, D. (2007). "Croilia mossambica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T5675A11530802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T5675A11530802.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Croilia mossambica". FishBase. June 2013 version.