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<strong>Biology</strong>. Reproduction from March to end <strong>of</strong> April. Eggs below and between stones.<br />

Sexually mature after one or two years. Food: crustaceans, small fish, bivalves,<br />

polychaetes.<br />

Population trends. Declining rapidly.<br />

Threats. Chemical contamination.<br />

Conservation measures taken. None.<br />

Conservation measures proposed. Decrease pollution.<br />

References<br />

Gheorgiev, J., 1966. Composition d'espèce et caractéristique des Gobiides (Pisces)<br />

en Bulgarie. Proc. Res. Inst. Fish. Oceanogr. Varna 7: 159-228.<br />

Miller, P., 1986. Fishes <strong>of</strong> the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean 3: 1065.<br />

Compiled by Y. Sivkov & K. Prodanov<br />

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