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Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Ptereleotrinae
Etymology: Navigobius: Name from Latin ' navi' meaning to float or swim, an allusion to the swimming habits of the species.; asayake: Name from a Japanese noun meaning 'sunrise colors', referring to the reddish coloration of the species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 150 m (Ref. 129621). Temperate
Distribution
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Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129621); 5.2 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 19; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 19; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D2 I,18-19; A I,19; pectoral-fin rays 21-22; gill rakers 5-6 + 13-15; head length 25.1-26.4% SL; eye diameter 8.6-10.0% SL; pelvic-fin length 15.2-16.1% SL. Colouration: yellow stripe extending from behind upper part of eye to beneath first dorsal fin (Ref. 129621).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Okamoto, M. and H. Motomura, 2018. Navigobius asayake, a new species of ptereleotrine goby (Gobioidei: Microdesmidae) from Kagoshima, southern Japan. Zootaxa 4526(3):373-380. (Ref. 129621)
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].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
