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Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Gobiesocinae
Etymology: Tomicodon: Greek, tomikos, -e, -on = that is useful for cutting (Ref. 45335); reitzae: Named for Elizabeth J. Reitz, Director of the Georgia Museum of Natural History (Ref. 45765).
Eponymy: Dr Elizabeth Jean Reitz (d: 1946) is an anthropologist and zoo-archaeologist and Director of the Georgia Museum of Natural History, Professor Emerita of the University of Georgia and a Research Associate of the AMNH. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Briggs.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 0 - 4 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas, throughout the Greater and Lesser Antilles to the coasts of Venezuela and Colombia, and Isla de Providencia off the coast of Colombia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 50106)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 7 - 9; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 7 - 10; Vertèbres: 34 - 38. Four pairs of trifid incisors in each jaw; very small canines; anus markedly closer to rear margin of disc than to origin of anal fin; disc measuring 5.0 in SL; margin of anterior nostril without dermal flap; externally visible anal fin rays 5; caudal rays 8 (Ref. 45765).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Collected from the shallow surge zone (Ref. 50106). Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 50106).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Williams, J.T. and J.C. Tyler, 2003. Revision of the western Atlantic clingfishes of the genus Tomicodon (Gobiesocidae), with descriptions of five new species. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 621:1-26. (Ref. 50106)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 26.7 - 28.2, mean 27.5 °C (based on 468 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00249 - 0.01527), b=3.15 (2.93 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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