Kei goby

The Kei goby (Oxyurichthys keiensis) is a species of goby native to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar and the Seychelles. This species can reach a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL.^[3]

Kei goby
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Genus:	Oxyurichthys
Species:	O. keiensis
Binomial name
Oxyurichthys keiensis (J. L. B. Smith, 1938)
Synonyms[2]
List Gobius keiensis Smith, 1938 Ctenogobius keiensis (Smith, 1938) Gobionellus keiensis (Smith, 1938) Oligolepis keiensis (Smith, 1938) Ctenogobius acutipennis (non Valenciennes, 1837) Gobius acutipinnis (non Valenciennes, 1837)

Sources

1. Larson, H.K.; Murdy, E. & Whitfield, A. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Oxyurichthys keiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T15239A115125895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T15239A4503184.en.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oligolepis keiensis". FishBase. November 2021 version.
3. Pezold, F.L.; Larson, H.K. (2015). "A revision of the fish genus Oxyurichthys (Gobioidei: Gobiidae) with descriptions of four new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3988 (1): 1–95. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3988.1.1. PMID 26250215.