Tubenose goby
Proterorhinus marmoratus
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A goby from the brackish waters of the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Sea of Marmara. It reaches 11.5 centimetres. Near threatened.
- Scientific name
- Proterorhinus marmoratus
- Family
- Gobiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Gobius blennioides, Gobius macropterus, Gobius marmoratus, Gobius marmoratus nasalis pontica, Gobius nasalis, Gobius quadricapillus, Gobius rubromaculatus, Gobius semilunaris, Proterorhynus marmoratus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia, Europa
Water
- Temperature
- 4–18 °C
- pH
- 7–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 11.5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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