Large-headed goby

Large-headed goby
Large-headed goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Millerigobius
Bath, 1973
Species: M. macrocephalus
Binomial name
Millerigobius macrocephalus
(Kolombatovic, 1891)
Synonyms

Gobius macrocephalus Kolombatovic, 1891

The large-headed goby (Millerigobius macrocephalus) is a fish species of the family Gobiidae. Its genus Millerigobius is monotypic.

The natural range of this fish is coastal waters of the Adriatic Sea and Eastern Mediterranean[1]. The cases of introduction of this species are registered in the Aegean and Black Seas in the last period[2][3].

A Demersal fish, it lives in the Demersal zone. The maximal total length is up to 4.5 cm.

References

  1. ^ Millerigobius macrocephalus at FishBase
  2. ^ Bogorodsky S., Kovačić M., Ozen O., Bilecenoglu M. (2010) Records of two uncommon goby species (Millerigobius macrocephalus, Zebrus zebrus) from the Aegean Sea. Acta Adriatica, 51(2): 217-222.[1]
  3. ^ Black Sea Fishes Check List