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Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Microgobius: Greek, mikros = small + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 0 - 36 m (Ref. 92840). Subtropical; 37°N - 10°N
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and eastern Gulf of Mexico to the Lesser Antilles.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 92840)
Distinguished by the following characteristics: general body color is light grey-brown, typically have areas of very bright iridescent blue and/or yellow; body is laterally compressed; large, nearly vertical mouth; completely scaled body; first dorsal with VII spines; ventral fins are united (Ref. 92840).
Burrows in bottom in open stretches of coarse sand. Often hovers over burrow. Also known to inhabit mangrove streams with very fine silt-mud substrate (Ref. 92840).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.7 - 28.1, mean 27.2 °C (based on 445 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 83.6 [33.3, 182.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.747 [0.330, 1.528] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.6, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.144 [0.058, 0.300] g/100g; Selenium = 11.9 [4.8, 29.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 80.7 [18.5, 321.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.33 [0.78, 2.22] mg/100g (wet weight);