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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Hemigobius: Greek, hemi = half + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Jan van der Hoeven (1801–1868) was a Dutch zoologist and physician who took degrees in physics (1822) and medicine (1824) at Leiden University, then practised as a physician (1824–1826). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; agua dulce; salobre demersal; anfidromo (Ref. 46888); rango de profundidad 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical
Distribución
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Western Pacific: Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Borneo, New Guinea and northern Australia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7050)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 7 - 8; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 7 - 9; Vértebra: 26 - 27. Body robust, compressed, with rounded somewhat depressed head, snout rounded and overhanging upper lip; longitudinal scales 27-32; anteriormost predorsal scale largest, 8-10 scales, extending close up behind eyes; mouth enlarged in males; scales on body ctenoid; first dorsal fin low, rounded, with no filamentous spines; body greyish to brownish with six diagonal blackish bars across sides, marbled to ocellate black spot on caudal base, roughly vertical black spot on caudal base, roughly vertical black line on opercle extending to underneath head (Ref. 44011). Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 44011).
Inhabit mangrove estuaries and streams, usually under leaf litter and detritus (Ref. 44011).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Larson, H.K., 1999. A review of the mangrove goby genus Hemigobius (Gobioidei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae). Beagle, Rec. Mus. Art Galler. North.Territ.15:23-42. (Ref. 44011)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.2 - 29.3, mean 28.7 °C (based on 1931 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).