It is native to the Mediterranean Sea near Marseilles.

[5] This species can be found in underwater grottoes in inshore waters at depths of 2 to 15 metres (6.6 to 49.2 ft).

Steinitz's goby can reach a length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in) SL.

[2] Its name honours the marine biologist and herpetologist Heinz Steinitz (1909–1971) of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

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