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{{Short description|Species of fish}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = 2 - Aphia minuta 03-11-06 DSCF4095.jpg

| genus = Aphia

| parent_authority = Risso, 1827

| species = minuta

| authority = (A. Risso, 1810)

| synonyms = (for the genus)

(for the species)

  • Atherina minuta A. Risso, 1810
  • Argentina aphia Rafinesque, 1810 (Ambiguous name)
  • Gobius pellucidus Nardo, 1824
  • Aphya pellucida (Nardo, 1824)
  • Brachyochirus pellucidus (Nardo, 1824)
  • Aphia meridionalis A. Risso, 1827
  • Gobius albus Parnell, 1831–37
  • Gobius stuvitzii Düben, 1845
  • Brachyochirus aphya Bonaparte, 1846
  • Gobius pellucidus Kessler, 1859 (Ambiguous name)

}}

Aphia minuta, the transparent goby, is a species of the goby native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean where it can be found from Trondheim, Norway to Morocco. It is also found in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It is a pelagic species, inhabiting inshore waters and estuaries. It can be found at depths of from the surface to {{convert|97|m|ft}}, though it is usually found at {{convert|5|to|80|m|ft}}, over sandy and muddy bottoms and also in eelgrass beds. This species can reach a length of {{convert|7.9|cm|in}} TL. It is an important species to local commercial fisheries. It is currently the only known member of its genus.{{FishBase |genus= Aphia|species= minuta| month = April | year = 2013}}

Gastronomy

This fish is appreciated in Spain as part of the Andalusian, Catalan and Valencian cuisines,{{cite web|url=http://www.euroresidentes.com/Alimentos/diccionario_gastronomico/chanquete.htm |title=Chanquete |publisher=Euroresidentes.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-17}} and in Italy as part of the Italian cuisine.{{cite web|url=https://www.facarospauls.com/apps/italian-food-decoder/11104/rossetti |title=Rossetti |publisher=facarospauls.com |date= |accessdate=2019-03-09}} In Andalusia where they are called chanquetes, they are traditionally served deep-fried, with fried eggs and roasted or fried bell pepper.{{cite web|url=http://www.mis-recetas.org/recetas/show/6306-chanquetes-fritos-con-pimientos-cebolla-y-huevo-frito |title=Chanquetes fritos con pimientos, cebolla y huevo frito |publisher=Mis-recetas.org |date= 8 April 2009|accessdate=2014-08-17}} Due to their high price and to their now protected species status in Spain, they are often replaced by some species of East Asian noodlefishes, locally called chanquete chino (Chinese chanquete), Neosalanx tangkahkeii and Protosalanx.{{cite web|url=http://www.eastchinaseas.com/spanish/product.asp?classcode=48&keyno=119 |title=East China Seas Holdings Corporation Ltd. - ECS |publisher=Eastchinaseas.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-17}}{{cite journal | author1=Armani, A. | author2=Castigliego, L. | author3=Tinacci, L. | author4=Gianfaldoni, D. | author5=Guidi, A. | year=2011 | title=Molecular characterization of icefish, (Salangidae family), using direct sequencing of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene | journal=Food Control | volume=22 | issue=6 | pages=888–895 | doi=10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.11.020 }} This replacement is often done openly, but sometimes it is done fraudulently.

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Category:Marine fish of Europe

Category:Marine fish of North Africa

Category:Fish of West Asia

Category:Fish of the Mediterranean Sea

Category:Fish of the Black Sea

Category:Fish of the North Sea

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