Diminutive goby
📖 Overview
Inhabits mainly on coarse grounds, especially coralline deposits. Occur in caves and other dark habitats . Feeds on small crustaceans (decapods, amphipods), polychaetes and bivalves .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Distinguished by having the following characteristics: Reduced suckers ; pelvic disc without anterior transverse membrane .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Diminutive goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 30 - 375 m . Temperate; 65°N - 48°N, 24°W - 13°E Northeast Atlantic: southwest Iceland, the Faeroes and Hemnefjord, Norway, to northern Bay of Biscay.
🌿 Ecology
small crustaceans (decapods, amphipods), polychaetes and bivalves (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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