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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderPerciformes
  4. ›familyGobiidae
  5. ›genusGobius
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Gobius tropicus

Gobius tropicus Osbeck, 1765

First described in: Osbeck, P. (1765). Reise nach Ostindien und China. Nebst O. Toreens Reise nach Suratte und C. G. Ekebergs Nachricht von den Landwirthschaft der Chineser. <em>Rostock.</em> i-xxvi + 1-552 + 25-p. index, Pls. 1-13. [German translation by J. G. Georgius. J. C. Koppe].

Gobius tropicus is a species of fish currently classified in the family Gobiidae. It is native the Atlantic waters around Ascension Island. The actual taxonomic position of this species is uncertain and it is suspected that it is not even a goby.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2376556.