Grotto goby

Speleogobius trigloides

One Point Eight Centimeters Goby of the Adriatic Sea

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Europe
Small
Tropical fish

Speleogobius trigloides, also known as the Grotto goby, is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea where it is known to inhabit grottoes at depths of from 8 to 25 metres (26 to 82 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Speleogobius
Maximum length: 1.8 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Mediterranean Sea: known from the holotype collected in the Grotto of Banjole, near Rovinj, Croatia. No further published records, but now known also from Adriatic islands of Krk, Prvic, and Hvar.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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