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Etymology: Psammogobius: Greek, psammos = sand + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); pisinnus: Name from Latin 'pisinnus' meaning small or little; referring to the exceptionally small maximum size in comparison to congeners..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 20 m (Ref. 115084). Tropical
Distribution
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Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115084)
collected from a gentle slope (approx. 20%), with mixed patches of live coral and sand-rubble (about 10-20 m) and was encountered solitarily or in loose pairs. Individuals had fully erect the first dorsal fin, which is then gently undulated when the fish is approached at close range by a diver (Ref. 115084).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Allen, G.R., 2017. Psammogobius pisinnus, a new species of reef goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea and Australia. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 26:80-85. (Ref. 115084)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00333 - 0.01504), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).