Max length : 34.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4696); max. published weight: 600 g; max. reported age: 8 years.
Temperate; 4°C - 18°C; 49°N - 40°N, 27°E - 54°E
Distribution
Europe: Black Sea, and Sea of Azov.
Short description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 18; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12 - 16
Biology
Occurs inshore, in estuaries and brackish lagoons; rarely in freshwater. Found on sand, shell, and rocks near cliffs; at 20-60 m in summer, sometimes as deep as 100 m. Feeds mainly on fish. Approaches the sea coasts for spawning in spring.
Common names:
Common name/ Language/ Country
Lechos Bulgarian Bulgaria
Knout goby English UK
Toad goby English Russian Fed
Konnatokko Finnish Finland
Gobie à tête de crapaud French France
Gobie à tête plate French France
Krötengrundel German Germany
Μεσογωβιός Greek Greece
Mesogovios Greek Greece
扁头鰕虎鱼 Mandarin Chinese China Main
扁頭鰕虎魚 Mandarin Chinese China Main
蟾头中鰕虎鱼 Mandarin Chinese China Main
蟾頭中鰕虎魚 Mandarin Chinese China Main
Hanos Rumanian Romania
Stronghil Rumanian Romania
Bychok-knut Russian Russian Fed
Bychok-martovik Russian Ukraine
Gobio sapo Spanish Spain
Kurbagakayasi baligi Turkish Turkey