Rock goby
📖 Overview
Predominantly marine, but may enter freshwater. Adults occur inshore in intertidal waters, under stones and in pools on sheltered rocky shores with much weed cover. Macrobenthos feeder on hard substrates , they feed on crustaceans (larger amphipods, isopods, small crabs) and polychaetes; juveniles eat harpacticoid copepods, amphipods, polychaetes and mites . Oviparous . Fusiform shaped eggs are found in patches of several thousand on undersurface of stones, shells, polychaete tubes or Ciona mantles .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Neck naked. No black spots in the front end of each dorsal fin .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Rock goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Rock goby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous . Male guards the eggs deposited by the female under rocks or inside empty bivalve shells until they hatch . Larvae remain near the substrate until they assume the cryptobenthic behavior of the adults . Are repeat spawners .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 0 - 15 m . Subtropical; 8°C - 24°C ; 60°N - 12°N, 32°W - 42°E known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans (larger amphipods, isopods, small crabs) and polychaetes; juveniles eat harpacticoid cop
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathygobius paganellus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Gobius albosignatus | Kessler | 1874 | Synonym |
| Gobius bicolor | Gmelin | 1789 | Synonym |
| Gobius capito | Valenciennes | 1837 | Synonym |
| Gobius capitonellus | Kessler | 1874 | Synonym |
| Gobius melanopterus | Walbaum | 1792 | Synonym |
| Gobius nigellus | Bonnaterre | 1788 | Synonym |
| Gobius nigrofuscus | Lacepède | 1800 | Synonym |
| Gobius punctipinnis | Canestrini | 1862 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 93 records indexed .
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