Lesueur's goby (Lesueurigobius suerii)

Scientific name: Lesueurigobius suerii Risso, 1810

Lesueur's goby (Lesueurigobius suerii)

The Lesueur's goby (Lesueurigobius suerii) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Morocco and Canary Islands; Mediterranean.

Biology

Found inshore. Up to depth of 230 m but from 322-337 in the eastern Ionian Sea.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lesueurigobius suerii
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Depth range
337 m (1106 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 337 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Morocco and Canary Islands; Mediterranean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
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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