black goby

Gobius niger

Goby Reaching Twenty Five Point Three Centimeters

Black
Temperate
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Europe
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

The black goby (Gobius niger) is a species of ray-finned fish found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. It inhabits estuaries, lagoons, and inshore water over seagrass and algae. It feeds on a variety of invertebrates and sometimes small fish.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gobius
Maximum length: 25.3 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: throughout North Africa from Cape Blanc, Mauritania north and eastwards to the Suez Canal; also along the eastern Atlantic coast northwards to Trondheim (Norway) and Baltic Sea. Also known from the Black Sea (Ref. 4646 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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