Jeffrey’s goby
(Buenia jeffreysii)
Image source: Bernard Picton | inaturalist.org
General data
Scientific names:
Jeffrey’s goby
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climates:
Subtropical, Temperate
Native to coast of:
Europe
It maximum length is 6 cm (2.4 in). It has 5–6 dorsal spines and 8–10 dorsal soft rays; 1 anal spine and 7–8 anal soft rays; and 30 vertebrae. The male can be distinguished by the second ray of the first dorsal fin, which is elongated. It is silvery in colour, with red and dark brown blotches.
This goby lives in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is a demersal fish, living at depths of 5–330 m (16–1,083 ft) It is common in the waters around Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of only two gobies that can live in the cold waters off southeast Iceland, the other being Lebetus scorpioides.
It is also recorded in the Mediterranean Sea.
