Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Temperate; 48°N - 42°N, 27°E - 42°E
Distribution
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Black Sea: North, and parts of Sea of Azov. Restricted to brackish water habitats (Ref. 92840).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 4696)
Restricted to brackish water habitats; endemic to Black and Caspian Seas (Ref. 92840). Found inshore, on pebbles or gravel, and also some offshore banks; migrates to shallows in spring (Ref. 4696). Eggs deposited under and between stones (Ref. 4696).
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: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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