Gobius cobitis, Giant goby : fisheries, gamefish

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Gobius cobitis Pallas, 1814

Giant goby
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> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Gobius: Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Pallas.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; brackvatten bottenlevande; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 10 - 35 m (Ref. 80021). Subtropical; 53°N - 30°N, 10°W - 42°E

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Eastern Atlantic and theMediterranean and Black Sea; with dubious records from the Gulf of Suez (Ref. 80021).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.7 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 30504); rapporterad maxålder: 10 år (Ref. 4696)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in the intertidal zones, among rocks, weeds and pools where the water is usually brackish (Ref. 4343, 5299). Occasionally recorded in freshwater, but there are no documented records of actual occurrence in European freshwaters (Ref. 59043). Macrobenthos feeder on hard substrates (Ref. 92840), feeds on green algae (Enteromorpha), crustaceans (amphipods, crabs), polychaetes, and insects (Ref. 4696).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Benthic spawner.

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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)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; sportfisk: ja
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 13.8 - 19.6, mean 18 °C (based on 544 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00725 - 0.01148), b=3.10 (3.06 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.39 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.22; tm=2-3; tmax=10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 160 [77, 360] mg/100g; Iron = 1.22 [0.66, 2.33] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [16.6, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.365 [0.160, 0.679] g/100g; Selenium = 15.2 [7.7, 31.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 22.7 [7.0, 64.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.45 [0.98, 2.16] mg/100g (wet weight);