Gobius auratus Risso 1810

Distinguished by having the following characteristics: Reduced suckers (Ref. 92840).

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 13

Occurs in deeper inshore waters; over rocky substrates with algae and gorgonians (Ref. 4696).

Occurs in deeper inshore waters; over rocky substrates with algae and gorgonians (Ref. 4696). Abundant populations on coasts with steep bedrock. A shy species and difficult to collect due to long flight distances and hiding in deep clefts (Ref. 87880). Macrobenthos feeder on hard substrates ingest also shelled organisms like molluscs and echinoderms (Ref. 92840).

aquarium: commercial