Mesogobius batrachocephalus, Knout goby

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Mesogobius batrachocephalus (Pallas, 1814)

Knout goby
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Mesogobius: Greek,mesos = half + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Pallas.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

; Γλυκού νερού; Υφάλμυρο βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 20 - 100 m (Ref. 4696). Temperate; 4°C - 18°C (Ref. 2059); 49°N - 40°N, 27°E - 54°E

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Europe and Asia: Black Sea, and Sea of Azov; lower South Bug and freshwater Lake Siut Giol on Romanian coast.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 92840); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 600.00 g (Ref. 50519); μεγ. αναφερόμενη ηλικία: 8 έτη (Ref. 59043)

Short description Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά): 7; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά): 16-18; Εδρικές άκανθες 1; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 12 - 16. This species is distinguished from its congeners in freshwaters in Black Sea basin by the following characters: papillae in suborbital area 8-10 vertical rows; total scales in midlateral series 72-85; naked nape (Ref. 59043).

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Inhabits inshore, estuaries, brackish- and fresh-water lagoons on sand or rock bottom. Rarely occurs in pure freshwater (Ref. 59043). Found on sand, shell, and rocks near cliffs; at 20-60 m in summer, sometimes as deep as 100 m. Feeds mainly on fish (Ref. 4696). Approaches the sea coasts for spawning in spring (Ref. 2058). Due to large their large size, have certain commercial value in some areas and are popular for sport fishers (Ref. 92840).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Miller, P.J., 1986. Gobiidae. p. 1019-1085. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 4696)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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