Blunt-snouted clingfish (Gouania willdenowi)

Scientific name: Gouania willdenowi Risso, 1810

Blunt-snouted clingfish (Gouania willdenowi)

The Blunt-snouted clingfish (Gouania willdenowi) is a marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae. Native range: Mediterranean Sea, Syria west to Alicante, Spain.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gouania willdenowi
Family
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits)
Order
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Mediterranean Sea: Syria west to Alicante, Spain.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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