About Aphia minuta (Risso, 1810)
Aphia minuta, commonly known as the transparent goby, is a species of goby. It is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, ranging from Trondheim, Norway to Morocco, and is also found in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and Sea of Azov. This is a pelagic species that lives in inshore waters and estuaries. It occurs at depths from the surface down to 97 metres (318 ft), and is most commonly found between 5 and 80 metres (16 and 262 ft) deep. It lives over sandy and muddy bottoms, and also lives in eelgrass beds. This species grows to a maximum total length of 7.9 centimetres (3.1 inches). It is an important species for local commercial fisheries. At present, it is the only confirmed extant member of the genus Aphia. A fossil related species, †Aphia macrophthalma Schwarzhans et al., 2016, has been found in Middle Miocene deposits in Serbia.
