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Eponymy: The ‘Vanneau’ was the name of the ship from which the type species, V. dollfusi, was collected. Dr Georges Florentin Pruvôt (1852–1924) was a French physician and zoologist, and also Fage’s teacher. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 270 m (Ref. 5299). Subtropical
Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Tenerife). Also known from the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5299)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Distinguished by having the following characteristics: Reduced suckers (Ref. 92840).
Occurs offshore, on coralline and other coarse grounds (Ref. 5299).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Miller, P.J., 1990. Gobiidae. p. 925-951. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon, SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 5299)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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