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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Lubricogobius: Latin, lubricus = slipperiness, smoothness + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); tre: Named for Tre island, its type locality; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 15 - 20 m (Ref. 83987). Tropical
Western Pacific: Vietnam.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83987)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. This species has a characteristic coloration, pinkish when fresh (formed by very small dots of reddish chromatophores at the semi-transparent pale-yellow background) with tiny dark dots formed of dots of melanophores and with bright red-orange fins; developed anterior nostril; papillae of the head seismosensory system elevated as outgrowths; 9 branched rays in second dorsal fin; 8 branched rays in anal fin; 19 rays in pectoral fin; leathery keels along upper and lower margin of the caudal peduncle concealing procurrent rays of caudal fin (Ref. 83987).
Collected from the bottom of the strait covered with a thick layer of soft silt and is polluted with domestic waste and waste from langouste and pearl farms (broken shells).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Prokofiev, A.M., 2009. A new species of Lubricogobius (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam. J. Ichthyol. 49(5):416-419. (Ref. 83987)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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