| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| Max. size: |
5.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 1 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Del Norte County in northern California, USA to Del Mar in southern California. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Adults inhabit coastal lagoons and brackish bays at mouth of freshwater streams (Ref. 2850). IS subjected to wide variation in salinity (1-28 ppt.) and temperature (9-25°C) both within and among habitat types. The substrate and vegetation can also differ among lagoon, creek and marsh habitats (Ref. 26474). They feed mainly on crustaceans, dipteran larvae, gastropods, and invertebrate eggs (Ref. 26474). Oviparous (Ref. 56079). Males construct nesting burrows (Ref. 56079). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 14 February 2024 (B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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