Fish of the Didogobius genus of the Gobiinae (true gobies) subfamily of the Gobiidae family of the Gobiiformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Didogobius schlieweni. Photo by © Stefano Guerrieri. naturamediterraneo.com)
Didogobius schlieweni was first described in 1993 by the English ichthyologist Peter J. Miller.
It inhabits the depth of 2-14 meters. It occurs in beds of Posidonia above the pebble and sandy bottom. It has nocturnal habits. The maximum recorded length is 4.9 cm. It feeds on zooplankton.
(Didogobius schlieweni. Photo by © Stefano Guerrieri. naturamediterraneo.com)
It is a rare species until recently considered an endemic of the waters of the Adriatic Sea near the Croatian islands of Unije and Cres. Recently, this species has been found in other parts of the Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas.
Names of Didogobius schlieweni in other languages as follows:
Ghiozzo leucomaculato (Italian), Andromeda-Grundel (German), Gujoč crnac, Glavoč crnac (Serbian, Croatian), Gobie nain à taches blanches (French).