Peter wirtzi

Peter wirtzi is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs at depths from. The species was first described by Kovačić and Schliewen in 2008.

Description

The fish grows to maximum length.

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.