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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Eponymy: Dr George Sprague Myers (1905–1985), an American ichthyologist, bio-geographer and herpetologist, was Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Stanford, California. [...] Dr Ernest Albert Lachner (1916–1996) was an American ichthyologist and biologist who was Curator of Fishes, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (1949–1983) retiring as Curator Emeritus. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Hoese & Lubbock.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 20 m (Ref. 48637). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 90102)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 6 - 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 9 - 10. Characterized by brown body color and median fins; breast and abdomen whitish; white to yellowish stripe from eye to upper caudal peduncle; white stripe below eye to opercle; second dorsal and upper caudal fins with blue margins; board dark brown stripe encompassing middle caudal fin rays; greatly elongated first dorsal fin; united pelvic fins, frenum present; longitudinal scale series 45-55; head without scales; greatest depth of body 5.8-6.3 in SL; lanceolate caudal fin, longer than head length (Ref. 90102).
Inhabits muddy burrows and occurs between 1 and 20 meters depth (Ref. 48637). Also found in silt and sand bottoms of sheltered reefs (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Kailola, P.J., 1991. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. III. Gobiidae to Molidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. 153 p. (Ref. 6771)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 28 - 29.2, mean 28.8 °C (based on 445 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00339 - 0.01546), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±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).
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