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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Priolepis: Greek, prio = to saw + Greek,lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The etymology simply says: “Named after its native collector”, who was presumably a native of Curaçao, Dutch West Indies, named Hipólite/Hipolito. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 130 m (Ref. 26938). Tropical
Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to northern South America.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 6937)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 6; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 9. Orange-red with poorly defined, dusky vertical bars (Ref. 26938). Usual color dull orange with narrow light bluish gray bars (8 on body including one at caudal base); median fins with rows of small orange spots (Ref. 13442).
Found on shallow bottoms of coral reefs with clear water (Ref. 13628). Usually found on undersides of ledges and roofs of caves (Ref. 26938). Feeds on minute crustaceans (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Benthic spawner. Also Ref. 103751.
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.8 - 28, mean 26.7 °C (based on 332 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00477 - 0.02194), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
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).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 226 [103, 561] mg/100g; Iron = 1.27 [0.60, 2.50] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.2, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.199 [0.076, 0.444] g/100g; Selenium = 35.9 [14.2, 83.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 126 [33, 454] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.83 [1.74, 4.41] mg/100g (wet weight);
