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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Rhinogobius: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); yonezawai: Named for Mr. Toshihiko Yonezawa..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 123096). Subtropical
Asia: Japan, Ryukyu Is.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123096); 6.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: longitudinal scales 35-39; vertebrae 10 + 16 + 26; males with first dorsal fin high and falcate, non-filamentous, the longest seond and/or third spine(s) extending posteriorly to a space between bases of first and fourth second dorsal-fin branched rays when adpressed; fifth pelvic-fin segmented ray divided into 4 branches at its first (most proximal) segmenting point; pectoral-fin base and the prepelvic areas are naked; belly with small cycloid scales except for a narrow area around ventral midline or anterior half of ventral midline; longitudinal rows of sensory-papillae on cheek with no tranverse rows. Colouration: pectoral fin base with a black oval spot; temporal region with 2 red stripes, reaching posteriorly to, or around, dorsum of body below the first dorsal fin; caudal fin of males with 6-8 vertical deep-red or reddish-orange lines, in females, a black bifurcated blotch posteriorly at the base when alive or freshly collected (Ref. 123096).
A species that is amphidromous but landlocked in few freshwater reservoirs ok Okinawa-jima I. (Ref. 123096).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Suzuki, T., N. Oseko, S. Kimura and K. Shibukawa, 2020. Two new species of torrential gobies of the Genus Rhinogobius from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Bull. Kanagawa Prefect. Mus. (Nat. Sci.) 49:7-28. (Ref. 123096)
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 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00338 - 0.01553), b=3.05 (2.87 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 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).
