Author: Kovačić, Ordines & Schliewen, 2016
FBname: Llori's grotto goby
Comments: Individuals were collected from sampling stations located on red algae beds, which is one of the most widespread types of habitats of the shallow continental shelf of the Balearic Islands at depths between 50 and 80 meters. The sampling stations have very similar epibenthic communities in which predominant algae species on the basal stratum belong to the families Corallinaceae (with <i>Lithothamnion corallioides, Lithothamnion valens, Phymatolithon calcareum</i> and <i>Spongites fruticolus</i> among the most abundant) and to Peyssonneliacea (with <i>Peyssonnelia rubra</i> and <i>Peyssonnelia inamoena</i> among the most abundant), and on the erect stratum to Phyllophoraceae (with <i>Phyllophora crispa</i>). With <i>Peyssonnelia</i> spp. having a  high biomass, the sampling stations can be classified as <i>Peyssonnelia</i> beds, a frequently occurring habitat in the south west of Mallorca, and the south of Menorca. These beds are frequently associated with open bays characterized by fine sediments, even mud, where calm periods alternate with periods of eddy forming currents. <i>Speleogobius llorios</i> was found in a sheltered area, without significant currents (Ref. 125634).