But in order for a male sand or
common goby to be able to reproduce, it seems to be necessary for him to make himself heard.
A new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg shows that noise pollution impedes reproduction in sand and
common gobies, both of which are important food sources for juvenile cod.
Sand and
common gobies live in shallow waters along the entire Swedish coastline.
However, this does not apply to our seas, since there are no clear noise regulations for that environment,» says Eva - Lotta Blom, author of the doctoral thesis, which explores how underwater noise affects reproduction in sand and
common gobies (Pomatoschistus minutus and Pomatoschistus microps, respectively).
Not exact matches
Five species of invasive
gobies populate wide areas of freshwater and brackish waters in Central Europe — the species that is most
common to the region around Basel, Neogobius melanostomus, even figures among the 100 worst invaders in Europe.
Living at depths greater than conventional SCUBA divers can access, yet too shallow to be of interest for deep - diving submersibles, the fish will now be known under the
common name of the Godzilla
goby.
This is also why the research team has chosen the
common name of the Godzilla
goby.
In addition to a bevy of moray eels, reefs are thick with anthias, clownfish and shrimp
gobies, and both hawksbill and green sea turtles are quite
common.