Marbled goby
📖 Overview
Found inshore, over sand. Enters brackish and hyper-saline waters. Feeds on small crustaceans and chironomid larvae .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 10. Distinguished by its usually scaled breast and rear edge of anterior pelvic membrane with minute projections .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Marbled goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Males clean the insides of bivalve shells and cover the outside with sand in preparation for the eggs that will be deposited by the female . Nesting males exhibit breeding colouration with four dark bars across side, a blue spot on the first dorsal fin and dark coloration on pelvic fins and edge of anal fin . Males defend the nest, cleaning and fanning the eggs until hatching .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 20 - 70 m . Subtropical; 20°C - 28°C ; 48°N - 35°N, 10°W - 42°E
🌿 Ecology
small crustaceans and chironomid larvae (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Marbled goby |
| 🏳️Catalan | Cabot |
| 🌍CES | hlaváč mramorovaný |
| 🇩🇪German | Marmorgrundel · Marmorierte Sandgrundel |
| 🌍ELL | Κωβιός · Μαρμαρογωβιός |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | marmorihietatokko |
| 🇫🇷French | Gobie marbré |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Glavočić kaljužar |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Ghiozzetto marmorato · ghiozzetto marmorizzato · Marmarizzato |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Caboz · Caboz-marmoreado |
| 🌍RON | Guvid de nisip |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Леопардовый лысун · Лысун леопардовый · Мраморный бычок-бубырь |
| 🌍SLV | Marmorni glavaček |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Gobi de Marbre · Gobio de Marmol |
| 🌍TUR | kucuk kaya baligi |
| 🌍UKR | Бичок лисун мармуровий · Лисун мармуровий |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherina marmorata | Risso | 1810 | Heterotypic |
| Gobius ferrugineus | Kolombatovic | 1891 | Synonym |
| Gobius leopardinus | Nordmann | 1840 | Synonym |
| Gobius reticulatus | Valenciennes | 1837 | Heterotypic |
| Gobius rhodopterus | Günther | 1861 | Synonym |
| Pomatoschistus microps leopardinus | Nordmann | 1840 | Synonym |
| Syrrhothonus charrieri | Chabanaud | 1933 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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