Canestrini’s Goby
(Ninnigobius canestrinii)
Image source: Riccardo Novaga | inaturalist.org
General data
Scientific names:
Canestrini’s Goby
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climate:
Subtropical
Native:
Europe
Distribution:
Rasa, Po River, Neretva, Krka (Adriatic Sea drainage), Soca, Cetina, Zrmanja, Piave, Tagliamento
Canestrini’s goby is a species of goby native to fresh and brackish waters along the Adriatic coasts where it is known to occur from the Po delta, Italy to Neretva, Croatia.
It has also been introduced in Lake Trasimeno, Italy.
This species prefers areas with sand or mud substrates in lagoons, lakes and medium-sized to large-sized rivers.
This species can reach a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL.
The specific name honours the Italian biologist Giovanni Canestrini (1835-1900).
