Chromogobius quadrivittatus  (Steindachner, 1863)

Chestnut goby
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Chromogobius: Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal.   Subtropical; 47°N - 30°N, 6°W - 42°E

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4696)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Anterior opercle with a dark spot on its lower edge. Anterior margin of pectoral fin base with a dark vertical band. Scales cycloid. Sensory papillae: row 1, 13-20; row 2, 11-19; row 3, 9-16; row 4, 10-16; row 5, 7-16; row y, 3-7; row tr, 4-7 (Ref. 41100).

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions | Faunafri

Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults occur in shallow inshore waters, under stones or between weed tufts. Also found in mid-tide pools. Feed on small decapods and amphipod crustaceans (Ref. 4696). Eggs are pear-shaped (Ref. 4696).

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Miller, P.J., 1986. Gobiidae. p. 1019-1085. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Volume 3. UNESCO, Paris.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

  Least Concern (LC) 

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00880 (-0.15703 - 0.17463), b=3.06 (2.96 - 3.15), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.52 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (20 of 100) .
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.