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Etymology: tanyspilus: Name from Greek 'tany' meaning long and 'spilus' for spot, refers to the elongate shape of the 5 midlateral dark brown spots on the body..
More on authors: Randall & Chen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 10 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Distribution
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Western Pacific: Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75862); 4.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12. Characterized by greenish grey body color with numerous blackish spots; midlateral row of five elongated dark spots, last on base of caudal fin followed by blackish median streak onto fin; united pelvic fins, well developed frenum present; longitudinal scale series 78-80; head, nape and pectoral fin base without scales; cycloid scales covering body; greatest depth of body 6.7-7.3 in SL; lanceolate caudal fin, longer than head length; absence of posterior oculoscapular sensory canal (Ref. 90102).
Collected from silty sand habitat (Ref. 75862).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Randall, J.E. and I.-S. Chen, 2007. Tomiyamichthys tanyspilus, a new species of gobiid fish from Indonesia. Zool. Stud. 46(6):651-655. (Ref. 75862)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 28.2 - 29.4, mean 28.9 °C (based on 811 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 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).
