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Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Microgobius: Greek, mikros = small + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Evermann & Marsh.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 0 - 36 m (Ref. 92840). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Puerto Rico and Venezuela to Santos, Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 92840)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 6 - 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 16 - 18; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 16 - 20. Distinguished by the following characteristics: general body color is light grey-brown, typically have areas of very bright iridescent blue and/or yellow; body is laterally compressed; large, nearly vertical mouth; completely scaled body; first dorsal with VII spines; ventral fins are united (Ref. 92840).
Found in mangrove areas over shallow mud-bottom (Ref. 91780). Survives in hyper-saline waters.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Cervigón, F., 1994. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 3. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 295 p. (Ref. 13628)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.9 - 28.4, mean 27.5 °C (based on 240 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00550 (0.00300 - 0.01006), b=3.03 (2.88 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.52 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).