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Gunnellichthys monostigma Smith, 1958

Onespot wormfish
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> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Microdesminae
Etymology: Gunnellichthys: From Gunnel, a small eel shaped marine fish of unknown origin, 1686 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Smith.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 1 - 20 m (Ref. 9710), usually 6 - 20 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115); 30°N - 24°S

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Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Marquesan and Society islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef. Record from Mauritius (Ref. 9408) requires verification (Ref. 33390).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 48637)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 21 - 22; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 39 - 42; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 38 - 43.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal sand slopes, subject to strong currents (Ref. 48637). Found over open sandy areas, sometimes with sparse plant growth. Solitary. Feeds on small benthic and pelagic crustaceans (Ref. 1602).

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Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 25.8 - 28.9, mean 27.7 °C (based on 296 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5078   [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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 107 [57, 162] mg/100g; Iron = 0.703 [0.426, 1.152] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.3, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.0889 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 27.5 [13.1, 53.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 116 [39, 341] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.93 [1.32, 2.68] mg/100g (wet weight);