kelp goby

Latin: Gobiusculus flavescens

Size:

6 cm

Levested:

Among brown algae and eelgrass in shallow water.

Distribution:

The East Atlantic from Gibraltar to Northern Norway. Baltic Sea. Western Mediterranean.

Food:

Plankton

Facts about kelp goby

The male kelp goby can be distinguished from the female fish by a dark spot on the underside of the 1st dorsal fin. The species can also be recognized by the dark spot at the root of the caudal fin.

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