Monkey goby
📖 Overview
Occurs in inshore habitats, estuaries and brackish- and fresh-water lagoons and lakes; large to medium sized rivers and streams; on sand or mud bottom. It is one of the most abundant fish in lowland rivers. This species lives up to 5 years; spawns for the first time at 2 years; spawning season in April to July, locally until September, when temperature is above 13°C; females may repeat spawning during a season. Males with body completely black with yellow fin margins during the spawning season; these excavate nests under any kind of hard substrate and guard eggs until hatching; with adhesive eggs deposited on stones, shells and aquatic plants. Feeds on a variety of invertebrates, especially molluscs.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 18; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12 - 17. This species is distinguished from its congeners entering freshwater in the Black Sea basin by the following characters: first branched ray of second dorsal about twice as long as penultimate ray; completely scaled nape; pelvic-disc fraenum with small rounded lobes and the length is less than 1/6 of width at base; pelvic disc reaching 90-100% of distance between its origin and anus; scales in midlateral series 55-61 + 2-4; posterior part of first dorsal without black spot .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Monkey goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Deposits oval eggs on stones. Male guards the eggs for 3-4 days.Males have completely black body with yellow fin margins during spawning season..
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Temperate; 4°C - 20°C ; 56°N - 36°N, 25°E - 54°E recorded in 1997 from middle Vistula (Poland), reaching from Dniepr via a navigation canal.
🌿 Ecology
a variety of invertebrates, especially molluscs (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | babka goby · Monkey goby |
| 🌍BEL | Bychok-pesochnik · Бычок-пясочнік |
| 🌍BUL | Речно попче |
| 🌍CES | hlaváč říční |
| 🇩🇪German | Flussgrundel |
| 🌍ELL | Νεογωβιός ποταμού · Ποντιακός νεογωβιός |
| 🌍EST | Jõe-uusmudil |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | jokitokko |
| 🇫🇷French | Gobie fluviatile |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Riječni glavočić |
| 🇭🇺Hungarian | Folyami géb |
| 🌍LIT | kaspijinis upinis grundalas |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Pontische stroomgrondel |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Babka rzeczna · babka szczupła |
| 🌍RON | Guvid de balta · Zimbraș |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Бычок песочник · Бычок-Песочник · бычок-песчаник · Речной бычок |
| 🌍SLV | Býčko piesočný |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Gobio de río |
| 🌍SRP | Главоч пескар |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | sandsmörbult |
| 🌍TUR | tatlisu kaya baligi · tatlısu kaya balığı |
| 🌍UKR | Бичок пісочник · Бичо́к-бáбка · Бичок-бабка · Бичок-пісочник · Бичок-піщаник |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollonia fluviatilis | Pallas | 1814 | Synonym |
| Gobius fluviatilis | Pallas | 1814 | Homotypic |
| Gobius fluviatilis nigra | Kessler | 1859 | Heterotypic |
| Gobius lacteus | Nordmann | 1840 | Synonym |
| Gobius sordidus | Bennett | 1835 | Heterotypic |
| Gobius stevenii | Nordmann | 1840 | Synonym |
| Neogobius fluviatilis fluviatilis | Pallas | 1814 | Synonym |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Monkey goby.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 14 records indexed .
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