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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Caffrogobius: Arabic kafir = to be unbelieving; infidel, a word given by Arabs to all non moslems and also the region of Caffraria in South Africa (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; saumâtre démersal. Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic: Mozambique Island to Table Bay, South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 5.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4343)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11 - 12; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 9 - 10. Body with thin dark bars; pectoral base dusky (Ref. 2798).
Epibenthic, intertidal in pools, sometimes in mud (Ref. 4343).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Goren, M., 1996. A review of the southern African gobiid fish genus Caffrogobius Smitt, 1900. Spec. Publ. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (57):1-28. (Ref. 12725)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18.3 - 28.8, mean 27 °C (based on 644 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00503 - 0.01655), b=3.13 (2.98 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
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).
