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Gobius paganellus in Mauritania
Rock goby

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Gobius paganellus   Linnaeus, 1758
Family:	Gobiidae (Gobies) , subfamily: Gobiinae			picture (Gopag_u4.jpg) by Patzner, R.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Rock goby
Max. size:	12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4343); max. reported age: 10 years
Environment:	demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 0 - 15 m
Climate:	subtropical; 8 - 24°C; 60°N - 12°N
Global Importance:	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)
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 (Ref. 5299). Records from Pointe Noire and vicinity might be doubtful.
Diagnosis:	Neck naked. No black spots in the front end of each dorsal fin (Ref. 35388).
Biology:	Predominantly marine, but may enter fresh water. 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 (Ref. 4696). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Fusiform shaped eggs are found in patches of several thousand on undersurface of stones, shells, polychaete tubes or Ciona mantles (Ref. 4696)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Maugé, L.A.. 1986. (Ref. 4343)
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Mauritania country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mr.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Maugé, L.A., 1986
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	Modified:  Luna, Susan M.	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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