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Etymology: Lesueurigobius: From Charles Alexandre Leueur, painter that travelled with the scientific expeditons of Nicolas Baudin (1880-1804) in the ships "Géographe" and "Naturaliste" (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Charles Alexandre Lesueur (Le Sueur) (1778–1846) was a French naturalist, artist and explorer. [...] Charles Alexandre Lesueur (Le Sueur) (1778–1846). Risso amended the spelling to ‘lesueurii’ in 1827, but his original (incorrect) spelling must be retained. (See Lesueur) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Risso.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range ? - 337 m (Ref. 56504). Subtropical; 46°N - 20°N, 19°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic: Morocco and Canary Islands; Mediterranean.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 53342)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Distinguished by the following characteristics: nape naked and antero-dorsal longitudinal neuromast rows of the lateral line system distinct (Ref. 86376)
Found inshore (Ref. 4696). Up to depth of 230 m (Ref. 04696) but from 322-337 in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Miller, P.J., 1986. Gobiidae. p. 1019-1085. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 4696)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13.3 - 18, mean 14.7 °C (based on 141 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00372 - 0.01070), b=2.99 (2.84 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 258 [117, 623] mg/100g; Iron = 1.49 [0.71, 3.20] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [15.8, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.324 [0.130, 0.673] g/100g; Selenium = 28.8 [11.7, 67.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 22.5 [5.8, 88.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.28 [0.79, 2.03] mg/100g (wet weight);