Peter wirtzi

Peter wirtzi is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies.^[2] It is endemic to Cape Verde,^[1] where it occurs at depths from 15 to 25 m (50 to 80 ft).^[3] The species was first described by Kovačić and Schliewen in 2008.^[4]

Peter wirtzi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Peter
Species:	P. wirtzi
Binomial name
Peter wirtzi (Kovacic & Schliewen, 2008)
Synonyms
Didogobius wirtzi

Description

The fish grows to maximum 3 cm (1.2 in) length.^[3]

Etymology

Both the genus and specific names honour Peter Wirtz, a marine biologist at the University of Madeira who collected the types of this species and Peter amicuscaridis, as well as numerous other Gobiiformes. His collection is now housed in the Zoologische Staatssammlung München in Munich.^[5]