Didogobius bentuvii Miller, 1966
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Ben-Tuvia's goby (Didogobius bentuvii) is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea along the coast of Israel where it can be found on muddy sand bottoms at around a depth of 37 metres (121 ft). Both the specific name and the common name honour the Israeli ichthyologist Adam Ben-Tuvia (1919-1999) of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who collected type and who has made a significant contribution to the knowledge of the Mediterranean fish fauna.
Wikipedia contributors, Ben-Tuvia's goby; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:31:55.142234+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Didogobius bentuvii Miller, 1966
- Name authority
- Miller, 1966
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Didogobius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusDidogobius Miller, 1966
- speciesDidogobius bentuvii Miller, 1966
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Didogobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Didogobius kochi Van Tassell, 1988 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Didogobius lanceolatus Schliewen, Knorrn & Böhmer, 2023 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Didogobius schlieweni Miller, 1993 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Didogobius splechtnai Ahnelt & Patzner, 1995 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Miller, P. J. (1966). A new genus and species of gobiid fish from the eastern Mediterranean. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13), 8 (87) (for 1965): 161–172, Pls. 4–5. [Date of publication from Evenhuis 2003:56 [ref. 27365].]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:35XD9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.