Steven's goby (Gobius gasteveni)
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Researched by | Morvan Barnes | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | Miller, 1974 | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Known from the English Channel, the southern Irish Sea as well as east of the Isle of Man.Global distribution
-Habitat
Steven's goby is an offshore benthic species usually found on muddy sand and coarser deposits at depths between 35-100 m.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Up to 12 cm in length.
- Anterior nostril with thin tentacle.
- First dorsal fin with 6 spines; second with 14 soft rays.
- Pale grey to fawn in colour.
- Four brownish midlateral blotches below the second dorsal fin.
- White spots on the cheek and opercle.
Additional information
Gobies are notably hard to identify and the position and form of facial pores and rows must be noted and reference to Whitehead et al. (1986) or similar taxonomic guides must be made.Listed by
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Bibliography
Froese, R. & Pauly, D., 2007. Fishbase. A global information system on fishes. [On-line] http://www.fishbase.org, 2008-02-18
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
Whitehead, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielson, J. & Tortonese, E. 1986. Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Vol. I, II & III. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Datasets
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-10-10
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Last Updated: 02/06/2008