Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
Max. size: |
29.9 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 5 years |
Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range - 30 m, oceanodromous |
Distribution: |
Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and Sea of Azov. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Benthic, inshore, brackish water, estuaries and lagoons, on mud and eel-grass meadows. Commercial in the Black Sea and in Sivash (Ref. 2058). Occasionally recorded in freshwater, but there are no documented records of actual occurrence in European freshwaters (Ref. 59043). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 March 2014 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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