Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico; anfidromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 0 - 3 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 13614)
Indo-Pacific: south to East London, South Africa (Ref. 2798). Western Central Pacific: Guam (Ref. 35720). Often confused with the more common Glossogobius giuris.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.8 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 108711)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 8. Body dark brown to black, with longitudinal rows of small black spot; 2-3 saddles on back and side; black 1st dorsal fin; dark crossbands on pelvic fins (Ref. 2798).
Inhabits intertidal areas, estuaries, lagoons and coastal rivers. Common in mangroves (Ref. 4343, 44894). Occasionally penetrates the lower reaches of freshwater streams (Ref. 44894).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Maugé, L.A., 1986. Gobiidae. p. 358-388. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4343)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.2 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 2860 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00632 - 0.01736), b=3.04 (2.90 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).