Rock goby (Gobius paganellus)

Scientific name: Gobius paganellus Linnaeus, 1758

The Rock goby (Gobius paganellus) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 8–24°C (46–75°F).

Rock goby care at a glance

Temperature: 8–24°C (46–75°F)

Biology

Predominantly marine, but may enter freshwater. Adults occur inshore in intertidal waters, under stones and in pools on sheltered rocky shores with much weed cover. They feed on crustaceans (larger amphipods, isopods, small crabs) and polychaetes; juveniles eat harpacticoid copepods, amphipods, polychaetes and mites. Oviparous. Fusiform shaped eggs are found in patches of several thousand on undersurface of stones, shells, polychaete tubes or Ciona mantles.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Gobius paganellus
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 12.0
Depth range: 0–15 m (0–49 ft)
Environment: Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous; depth range 0 - 15 m
Climate: Subtropical
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: western Scotland to Senegal. Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Indian Ocean: as lessepsian migrant in the Gulf of Eilat and Red Sea. Records from Pointe Noire and vicinity might be doubtful.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.41; tm=0-3; tmax=10; Fec=1,054)