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Large-headed goby (Millerigobius macrocephalus)

Fish of the Millerigobius genus of the Gobiinae (true gobies) subfamily of the Gobiidae family of the Gobiiformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.

Millerigobius macrocephalus 2

(Large-headed goby. Photo by © Jürgen Herler. fishbase.org)

Largeheaded goby (Millerigobius macrocephalus) was first described in 1891 by the Croatian ichthyologist Juraj Kolombatović (1843-1908).

It inhabits a depth of 6-10 meters. It occurs near a rocky bottom. The maximum recorded length is 4.4 cm. It feeds on zooplankton.

Millerigobius macrocephalus

(Large-headed goby. Photo © mladina.si)

It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.

Names of largeheaded goby (Millerigobius macrocephalus) in other languages as follows:

Ghiozzetto testa grossa (Italian), Großkopf-Grundel (German), Бычок Миллера (Bychok Millera) (Russian), Gujočić crveni, Glavočić crveni (Serbian, Croatian), Gobie nain à grosse tête (French).