Species FAO code: FIM

Aphia minuta

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Croatia	hr mlječasti glavočić	–
Italy	it Rossetto	–
Malta	en Transparent goby it Rossetto mt Makku	–
Slovakia	sk afia priesvitná	–
Spain	es Chanquete	Balearic Islands: Jonquillo Catalonia: Xanguet Catalonia: Llengüeta rossa Galicia: Lorcho transparente

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Aphia minuta (Risso, 1810)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Aphia minuta (Risso, 1810)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Aphia minuta

Scientific name

Aphia minuta

Author

(Risso, 1810)

Rank

Species

FAO code

FIM

Morphological description

Transparent body, more or less reddish, with chromatophores along bases of median fins and on head. Vertebrae 26-28 (Ref. 232). Males with longer dorsal and anal fins than females (Ref. 35388).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyGobiidae
    - GenusAphia
      - SpeciesAphia minuta

Synonyms

Gobius pellucidus Kessler, 1859
Gobius stuvitzii Düben, 1845
Brachyochirus pellucidus (Nardo, 1824)
Gobius albus Parnell, 1831-37
Argentina aphia Rafinesque, 1810
Atherina minuta Risso, 1810
Aphya pellucida (Nardo, 1824)
Aphya minuta (Risso, 1810)
Gobius stuwitzii Düben, 1845
Brachyochirus aphya Bonaparte, 1846
Gobius pellucidus Nardo, 1824
Aphia meridionalis Risso, 1827

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Aphia minuta (Risso, 1810)

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Aphia minuta

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Distribution maps