Lebetus guilleti (Le Danois, 1913)
Guillet's goby
Lebetus guilleti
photo by Wirtz, P.

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae
Max. size:  2.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 30 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Kattegat and Belt seas to Portugal; also from Banyuls, western Mediterranean, and Canary Islands (Ref. 5299). Range extended to Shetland Islands, Scotland (Ref. 86347).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 5-6; Vertebrae: 25-26. Distinguished by having the following characteristics: Reduced suckers (Ref. 92840); pelvic disc without anterior transverse membrane (Ref. 35388).
Biology:  Found inshore on coarse ground, including coralline deposits (Ref. 4696).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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