#2126 · 🐟 fish

Transparent Goby

🇳🇱 Glasgrondel ·Aphia minuta

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

Aphia minuta , the transparent goby , is a species of the goby native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean where it can be found from Trondheim, Norway to Morocco. It is also found in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It is a pelagic species, inhabiting inshore waters and estuaries. It can be found at depths of from the surface to 97 metres (318 ft), though it is usually found at 5 to 80 metres (16...

base stats

NL sightings 11iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 147iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).