Jeffrey's goby
📖 Overview
Found usually offshore, 5-330 m on sand, mud, shell debris, gravel and corallines. Feeds on young fish . Eggs found in mollusk shells, guarded by male . Eggs are pear-shaped .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Sub-orbital papillae with rows around the lower edge of orbit. Anterior and posterior oculoscapular, and preopercular head canals present, but not expanded and without numerous pores. Anterior nostril a short tube, lacking process from rim. Second ray of first dorsal fin elongate in males. Vertebrae 30.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Jeffrey's goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Jeffrey's goby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Eggs found in mollusc shells, guarded by male.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 330 m . Temperate; 70°N - 44°N, 27°W - 16°E southwest Iceland and Foldenfjord, Norway to Brittany and Celtic Sea, excluding southern North Sea.
🌿 Ecology
young fish (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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