Fries's goby

Lesueurigobius friesii

Burrowing with Norway lobster

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Europe
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Fries's goby (Lesueurigobius friesii) is a species of goby native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean along the coasts of Europe and northern Africa as well as the Mediterranean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. This species burrows into muddy or muddy sand substrates at depths of from 10 to 130 metres (33 to 427 ft) and is frequently found in association with the Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus. This species can reach a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL. The specific name honours the Swedish zoologist Bengt Fredrik Fries (1799–1839).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Lesueurigobius
Maximum length: 13 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Spain to Skagerrak and Kattegat; Mauritania (Cape Corbiero to Nouakchott). Also in the Mediterranean (into Sea of Marmara);
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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