Blunt-snouted clingfish (Gouania willdenowi) fish species and information / pictures of Blunt-snouted clingfish - Gouania willdenowi

Blunt-snouted clingfish (Gouania willdenowi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Gouania willdenowi

Common Name
Blunt-snouted clingfish

Biology
Inhabits shallow waters (Ref. 10954). Max. length (Robert A. Patzner, pers. comm., 1999).

Classification

Classified By
Risso, 1810
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Clingfishes (Gobiesociformes)
Family
Clingfishes and singleslits (Gobiesocidae)

Distribution

Region
Mediterranean Sea
Distribution
Mediterranean Sea: Syria west to Alicante, Spain.
Range
45°N - 30°N, 1°W - 36°E

Environment

Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal
Trophic Level
3.2 s.e. 0.51 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
5.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated