Gobioidei - Kraemeriid

Kraemeriid

The members of the family Kraemeriid are known as the sand gobies. This is because these particular gobies will regularly rest in the sand with just their head showing .The genus Knipowitschia is one of the five genus in the Kraemeriid family of sand gobies. There are fifteen different species found within the genus Knipowitschia. The Vrgorac goby (Knipowitschia croatica) is one of the fifteen found within the Knipowitschia genus. This species is found in the Black Sea and surrounding seas such as the Caspian and Adriatic seas. It can grow up 5 cm but reaches sexual maturity at an early age being able to reproduce at a length of 45 mm. Females lay a clutch of eggs which range from about 200 to 600 eggs. Spawning occurs from March to November but the majority of spawning activity occurs between April and September .

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