Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758

Black goby

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Gobiidae \| Gobiinae
Synonyms	Gobius brittanicus, Gobius fuliginosus, Gobius jozo, ... more
Common names	... more

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Main reference

Miller, P.J. 1986. (Ref. 4696)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35388); max. reported age: 4 years (Ref. 35388)

Length at first maturity

L_m ?, range 6 - ? cm

Environment

Demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 75 m (Ref. 4696), usually 1 - 50 m (Ref. 35388)

Climate / Range

Temperate; 8°C - 24°C (Ref. 4944); 66°N - 20°N, 18°W - 42°E

Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: throughout North Africa from Cape Blanc, Mauritania north and eastwards to the Suez Canal; also along the eastern Atlantic coast northwards to Trondheim (Norway) and Baltic Sea. Also known from the Black Sea (Ref. 4646).
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Short description

Neck scaled with a black spot in the front end of each dorsal fin (Ref. 35388).

Found in estuaries, lagoons and inshore waters over sand or mud, in seagrass or on algae. Feed on crustaceans (larger amphipods, isopods, shrimps, mysids, small crabs), bivalves, gastropods, polychaetes, chironomid larvae, sometimes small fish (Ref. 4696).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.19-0.3; tm=0.8-2; tmax=4)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100)	High

Entered by Luna, Susan M.

Modified by Luna, Susan M.

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