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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Deltentosteus: Greek, deltos, ou = small board + Greek, entos = inside + Greek, osteon = bone (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Paul-Louis-Auguste Coulon (1777–1855) was a businessman and civic leader who was interested in science and nature and helped found the local museum and endowed the local library. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Risso.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Temperate; 46°N - 36°N, 10°W - 20°E
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: European coast from southwest Portugal to Adriatic.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4696)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Inshore, including sea-grass meadows; to about 120 m depth.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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