| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| Max. size: |
6 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Mediterranean Sea: western basin, including the Adriatic Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Distinguished by having the following characteristics: eyes situated laterally; fully scaled; possess functioning suckers; caudal fins slightly notched; presence of small cteniae on the branchial arches which functions as plankton filters (Ref. 92840). |
| Biology: |
Suprabenthic plankton feeder (Ref. 92840). Max. length (Francesco Costa, pers. comm., 2001). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 March 2014 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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