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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Pleurosicya: Greek, pleura = side, ribe + Greek, sikya, -as = cucumber (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Larson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 30 m (Ref. 90102), usually 3 - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Sodwana Bay, South Africa to the Gambier Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.2 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 11228)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 8; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 8. Characterized by mainly semi-transparent body color with fine dark speckling; side of snout with brown stripe; brown smudge on upper opercle; predorsal midline with brown stripe; longitudinal scale series 23-31; scaled head and neck; restricted gill opening to pectoral fin base; depth of body at anus 4.5-6.7 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Found on Acropora coral. Usually in 3-15 m, but occasionally to 30 m (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Heemstra, P.C., 1995. Additions and corrections for the 1995 impression. p. v-xv. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Revised Edition of Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 11228)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.5 - 29.2, mean 28.2 °C (based on 2304 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00333 - 0.01504), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).