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Fusigobius maximus (Randall, 2001)

Large sandgoby
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Fusigobius: Latin, fusus = spindle + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335);  maximus: Named for being the largest among its congeners..
More on author: Randall.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 21 m (Ref. 41649). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines and the Coral Sea.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41649); 6.9 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Characterized by semi-translucent body with dusky orange-yellow spots on head, body, dorsal and caudal fins; first membrane of dorsal fin with vertically elongate black spot; black spot at midbase of caudal fin; fully united pelvic fins; presence of pelvic frenum; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 26-27; ctenoid scales except cycloid on breast, base of pectoral fin and anteroventrally on abdomen; absence of scales on operculum; median predorsal scales absent, but scales on side of nape extending to above rear edge of preopercle; opening of gill extending to within one-fifth opercle width from posterior edge of preopercle; depth of body 4.7-5.5 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits sand-rubble bottoms near reefs in 3-21 m (Ref. 90102).

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Randall, J.E., 2001. Five new Indo-Pacific gobiid fishes of the genus Coryphopterus. Zool. Stud. 40(3):206-225. (Ref. 41649)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 2629 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [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).
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).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 461 [239, 1,105] mg/100g; Iron = 1.55 [0.82, 3.09] mg/100g; Protein = 17.1 [15.2, 18.7] %; Omega3 = 0.152 [0.060, 0.323] g/100g; Selenium = 35 [16, 80] μg/100g; VitaminA = 39.1 [10.6, 138.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.26 [1.49, 3.46] mg/100g (wet weight);