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Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Lepadogastrinae
Etymology: Opeatogenys: Greek, opeas, -atos = awl (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 6 - 11 m (Ref. 132296). Temperate
Endemic in Mediterranean Sea and adjacent coast of Portugal (Ref. 97133).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 97133)
Max. length (Robert A. Patzner, pers. comm., 1999).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Briggs, J.C., 1979. Gobiesocidae. p. 651-656. In J. C. Hureau and Th. Monod (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (CLOFNAM). UNESCO, Paris, Vol. 1. (Ref. 10954)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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