Black goby
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Species: | G. niger
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The Black Goby (Gobius niger) is a species of goby found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea includes. It inhabits estuaries, lagoons, and inshore water over seagrass and algae. It feeds on a variety of invertebrates and sometimes small fish.
This fish reaches a length of 18 centimetres (7 in). This fish's neck is scaled and both of its dorsal fins have a black spot on the front end.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Gobius niger" in FishBase. Apr 2007 version.
Categories:
- Gobius
- Animals described in 1758
- Fish of the Atlantic Ocean
- Fish of the Adriatic Sea
- Fish of the Mediterranean Sea
- Fish of the Baltic Sea
- Fish of the Black Sea
- Fish of the North Sea
- Fish of Europe
- Fish of Metropolitan France
- Fish of Germany
- Fish of Ukraine
- Fish of Western Asia
- British Isles coastal fauna
- Fish of the United Kingdom
- Gobiidae stubs