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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Rhinogobius: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); baborinisanensis: Named for its type locality of tributaries of river drainage—Dar-An River running northward originating from 'Babo Rinisan' mountain ridge which as a classical name for 'Dar-Shue-Shan'” mountain ridge, a branch of Shue-Shan mountain ridge, northern Taiwan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Distribution
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Asia: Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 133058)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 27. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D2 modally I,8; A I,7; pectoral fin rays modally 17; longitudinal scale series 32-33 (modally 33); perdorsal scales usually 13-14; vertebrae 27; male with rear edge of mouth merely extending to or slightly beyond vertical of anterior margin of pupil. Colouration: lateral body of male with 6-8 longitudinal rows of deep orange to orange red spots about 1/2-1/3 of pupil diameter, its cheek and opercle with 24-28 orange to reddish orange spots; with a larger cheek spot about 1/2 of pupil diameter; branchiostegal membrane of male gray with some yellowish green tone with larger 12-15 orange spots, while in female, the number of spots is less than 5; male with a middle, conspicuous grayish black mark mainly in front of second spine of first dorsal fin and its basal region with 7-9 orange or brown spots; pectoral fin base of male with two rows (totally 7-10 spots) of orange to red orange spots which 3-4 larger orange spots on anterior row (Ref, 133058).
Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, I-S and M.-F. Yeh, 2024. Two new freshwater gobiid species of Rhinogobius Gill, 1859 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 5550(1):333-353. (Ref. 133058)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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