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🌿 Brackish Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Temperate

Ratan goby

Ponticola ratan Nordmann, 1840
Max Length
20 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Restricted to brackish water habitats . Reported to enter fresh waters . Occur inshore, over stones and gravel. Feeds mainly on crustaceans and fish .

Scientific Name
Ponticola ratan
Authority
Nordmann, 1840
Habitat
Brackish
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
20 cm
Trophic Level
4
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Ratan goby is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Ratan goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

small fish
crustaceans
cephalopods

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Brackish; demersal. Temperate; 47°N - 36°N, 27°E - 54°E

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
4±0.66
Food Items

crustaceans and fish (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00851 × L3.09 (TL)
Max TL
20cm

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
4
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Nordmann, 1840

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Gobius bogdanowi Kessler 1874 Synonym
Gobius goebelii Kessler 1874 Synonym
Gobius ratan Nordmann 1840 Synonym
Neogobius bogdanowi Kessler 1874 Synonym
Neogobius ratan Nordmann 1840 Synonym
Neogobius ratan goebeli Kessler 1874 Synonym
Neogobius ratan ratan Nordmann 1840 Synonym
Ponticola goebelii Kessler 1874 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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