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rock goby (Gobius paganellus)
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rock goby (Gobius paganellus) specimen
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Gobiidae

rock goby

Gobius paganellus

Thirteen Centimeters Goby of the Red Sea

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

rock goby is a fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 13 cm. Its body is fusiform body.

Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Gobius
Maximum length
13 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: western Scotland to Senegal. Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Lessepsian migrant to the Red Sea (Ref. 5299 ). Records from Pointe Noire and vicinity might be doubtful.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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