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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: aprica: Named for the eye-sized, brick red, round spot on the occipital region resembling the setting sun ('apricus' = sunny)..
More on authors: Winterbottom & Hoese.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 10 - 48 m (Ref. 39927). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Chagos Archipelago. Western Central Pacific: Indonesia. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.4 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 39927)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 7; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 10; Anale stekels: 1; Anale zachte stralen: 9. Second dorsal fin with 1 spine and 10 soft rays; first and second dorsal spines filamentous in males. Anterior nasal tube 7% HL and with a dusky tip. A red, eye-diameter-sized spot on occipital region of the head. Presence of nasal, and anterior and posterior interorbital and infraorbital sensory-canal pores, all other pores absent (Ref. 39927); characterized further by semi-translucent pale yellowish to whitish overall; head pink with orange and red bars/bands; body with around six internal brown bars; narrow brown scale margins; yellowish fins with brownish spot at base of anterior dorsal spines; absence of pelvic frenum; caudal rays branched 12; longitudinal scale series 26-27; body with ctenoid scales except cycloid on midline of abdomen; depth of body 4.0-4.4 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Collected in well-developed caves on drop-offs and may be restricted to this habitat (Ref. 39927).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Winterbottom, R. and D.F. Hoese, 1998. A new genus and four new species of fishes from the Indo-West Pacific (Pisces; Perciformes; Gobiidae), with comments on relationships. R. Ont. Mus. Life Sci. Occas. Pap. (37):1-17. (Ref. 39927)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.1 - 28.8, mean 27.6 °C (based on 186 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00477 - 0.02194), b=3.02 (2.84 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Assumed Fec < 100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
