Fries's goby: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Fries's goby lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lesueurigobius friesii
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Gobiiformes
Family	Gobiidae

Where does the Fries's goby live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Fries's goby in 10 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Fries's goby endangered?

The Fries's goby’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Fries's goby?

The Fries's goby (Lesueurigobius friesii) is a ray-finned fish in the order Gobiiformes and the family Gobiidae, genus Lesueurigobius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Fries's goby

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).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Fries's goby (revision 1257412960), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2287148 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).