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Common names: Knout goby, Kurbağa kayabalığı, Kurbağakayası balığı
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara (questionable according to Ref. 92840), Aegean Sea watersheds, European Black Sea watersheds and Anatolian Black Sea watersheds (Ref. 58342); central coast of Black Sea (Sinop and Samsun vicinity) (Ref. 88083). Threatened by habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution and water abstraction (Ref. 58342). Also Ref. 4696, 106151, 115544. Status of threat: Data deficient (Ref. 58342). EurTurk
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fricke, R., M. Bilecenoglu and H.M. Sari, 2007
National Database: CLOMFOT

Common names from other countries

Gobie à tête plate, Gobio sapo, Gobie à tête de crapaud, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | 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 Ecologia

; acqua dolce; salmastro demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 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.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 92840); peso massimo pubblicato: 600.00 g (Ref. 50519); Età massima riportata: 8 anni (Ref. 59043)

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Spine dorsali (totale) : 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 16 - 18; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 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).

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).

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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)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 January 2008

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00632 - 0.01817), b=2.95 (2.80 - 3.10), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.

Resilienza (Ref. 120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (tmax=8; tm=3;).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).

Mesogobius batrachocephalus (Pallas, 1814)