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Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Pleurosicya: Greek, pleura = side, ribe + Greek, sikya, -as = cucumber (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr ‘Thomas’ Nelson Annandale (1876–1924) was a zoologist (primarily entomologist and herpetologist) and anthropologist who became Superintendent of the Indian Museum, Calcutta which still houses his insect and spider collection. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Hornell & Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 14 - 70 m (Ref. 2798). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Sodwana Bay (South Africa); northern Indian Ocean and New Guinea.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2798)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 8 - 9; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 8 - 9. Characterized by semi-transparent body with pinkish hue; first dorsal fin with a dusky blotch; longitudinal scale series 17-20; predorsal scales extending forward to behind eyes, nape midline included; wide gill opening, reaching to below posterior edge of eye; depth of body at anus 5.5 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Inhabits coastal reef slopes, usually on hard corals to about 30 meters depth. Sometimes found on the mantle of clams and eggs are usually laid on ascidians (Ref. 48637). Found on gorgonians.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Hoese, D.F., 1986. Gobiidae. p. 774-807. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 2798)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.6 - 28.7, mean 27.3 °C (based on 458 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00339 - 0.01546), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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).
