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Etymology: Lesueurigobius: From Charles Alexandre Leueur, painter that travelled with the scientific expeditons of Nicolas Baudin (1880-1804) in the ships "Géographe" and "Naturaliste" (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Charles Alexandre Lesueur (Le Sueur) (1778–1846) was a French naturalist, artist and explorer. [...] Professor Luigi Sanzo (1874–1940) was an Italian marine biologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 47 - 117 m (Ref. 5299). Subtropical; 42°N - 21°S, 18°W - 1°W
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Mauritania, western Mediterranean (Alboran Sea), and off northern Namibia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 91095)
Occurs offshore on muddy sand or mud (Ref. 5299).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Miller, P.J., 1986. Gobiidae. p. 1019-1085. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 4696)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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