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Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Gobiesocinae
Etymology: Gobiesox: Latin, gobius = gudgeon + Esox, the old name for "pike" (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Jenyns.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Temperate
Southeast Pacific to Southwest Atlantic: Southeast Pacific: Peru and Chile (Ref. 5530), including Juan Fernández Is. (Ref. 89357); Southwest Atlantic: Argentina and Uruguay (Ref. 2806).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 50629)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Not syntopic with Sicyases brevirostris (Guichenot, 1848) in Juan Fernández Is. (Ref. 89357).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Menni, R.C., R.A. Ringuelet and R.H. Aramburu, 1984. Peces marinos de la Argentina y Uruguay. Editorial Hemisferio Sur S.A. Buenos, Aires, Argentina. 359 p. (Ref. 2806)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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