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Etymology: Lebetus: Greek, lebes, -etos = small boiler (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 30 - 375 m (Ref. 35388). Temperate; 65°N - 48°N, 24°W - 13°E
Northeast Atlantic: southwest Iceland, the Faeroes and Hemnefjord, Norway, to northern Bay of Biscay.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35388); max. reported age: 2.00 years (Ref. 35388)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Distinguished by having the following characteristics: Reduced suckers (Ref. 92840); pelvic disc without anterior transverse membrane (Ref. 35388).
Inhabits mainly on coarse grounds, especially coralline deposits. Occur in caves and other dark habitats (Ref. 92840). Feeds on small crustaceans (decapods, amphipods), polychaetes and bivalves (Ref. 4696).
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): 6.8 - 10.1, mean 7.9 °C (based on 246 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00444 - 0.02153), b=3.04 (2.85 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=2; tm=1-2; Fec=270).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).