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Phoxacromion kaneharai

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Phoxacromion kaneharai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Phoxacromion
Species:
P. kaneharai
Binomial name
Phoxacromion kaneharai

Phoxacromion kaneharai is a species of goby native to the Pacific waters around the Ryukyus where it occurs in sheltered bays at depths of from 2 to 3 metres (7 to 10 ft). This fish seeks shelter under pieces of rubble on pebble or sandy substrates. Males of this species grow to a length of 2.2 centimetres (0.87 in) SL while females only reach a length of 2 centimetres (0.79 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fujiwara, K.; Kobayashi, H. (2025). "Phoxacromion kaneharai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025: e.T241147350A241147352. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Phoxacromion kaneharai". FishBase. June 2013 version.