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Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Gobiesocinae
Etymology: Gobiesox: Latin, gobius = gudgeon + Esox, the old name for "pike" (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Briggs.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 9 - 82 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical
Eastern Pacific: Bird Rock in southern California, USA to northern Baja California and Guadalupe Island (off north central Baja California) in Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Associated with Strongylocentrotus franciscanus. Adults feed mainly on amphipods but captive specimens also feed on isopods which live commensally on the urchin (Ref. 33548). Oviparous, with attached, demersal eggs and planktonic larvae (Ref. 36496).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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