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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Rhyacichthyidae (Loach gobies)
Etymology: Protogobius: Greek, protos = the first + see under Gobius; attiti: Named for Chief Attiti, a Melanesian chief of the tribe Goro.
Eponymy: Chief Attiti is one of the Melanesian chiefs of the Goro tribe, New Caledonia. He was honoured because he was “…quick to recognize the new goby, but stated there was no name for it among the Melanesians”. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical

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Oceania: New Caledonia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37400)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8. Male and female with several rows of red spots on dorsal midline. Males with distal half of first dorsal red and with 6 - 8 black bars on the trunk. Females with a large black spot on its first dorsal fin (Ref. 37400); lacks an infraorbital lateral canal (Ref. 92840).

Prefers areas with gravel and overhanging vegetation in slower places of swift, clear streams; rocks and gravel usually coated with detritus. Dives into the substrate when threatened, with its eyes, mouth and first dorsal fin above the gravel. Feeds mainly on small freshwater crustaceans, especially transparent shrimp which are abundant. Ref. for amphidromous (Keith et al, in press 2014).

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Watson, R.R. and C. Pöllabauer, 1998. A new genus and species of freshwater goby from New Caledonia with a complete lateral line. Senckenb. Biol. 77 (2):147-153. (Ref. 37400)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Endangered (EN) (B2ab(i,ii,iii)); Date assessed: 22 August 2011

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.1250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.6 ±0.59 se; based on food items.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Protogobius attiti Watson & Pöllabauer, 1998