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Black Goby

Gobius niger

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 639, February 472, March 740, April 1,164, May 1,678, June 1,830, July 1,958, August 1,684, September 1,236, October 923, November 504, December 394.
United States13,224
Alaska13,224
France375
Occitanie310
Greece115
Netherlands102
Zeeland99
Peloponisos-W. Greece & Ionian86
Spain83
Canarias59

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderGobies, cardinalfishes and allies · Gobiiformes
FamilyGobies · Gobiidae
GenusGobius

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