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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Gobius: Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 85 m (Ref. 4345), usually 15 - 50 m (Ref. 27115). Subtropical; 16°C - 20°C (Ref. 27115); 46°N - 30°N, 6°W - 36°E
Mediterranean Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4696)
Distinguished by having the following characteristics: Reduced suckers; separated pelvic fins (Ref. 92840).
Occurs offshore on coralline grounds. Aufwuchs feeder (Ref. 92840), feeds on harpacticoids and other crustaceans (including plankton), polychaetes, algae and poriferans. Rarely captured (Ref. 4696).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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. (Ref. 4696)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Aquarium: commercial
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