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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Gladiogobius: Latin, gladius = sword + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); brevispinis: Named for its distinctive preopercle spine, the shortest for the genus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; salmastro demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 2 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Distribuzione
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Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Hainan Island in the South China Sea, and Indonesia; distribution apparently widespread.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.3 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 79803)
Short description
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Spine dorsali (totale) : 6 - 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 9 - 10. Characterized by pale grey body color with narrow brown stripes; sides of body with longitudinal rows of bluish white dots; lower side of body with row of five large rectangular brown blotches; irregular brown markings on back; white spots and streaks on head; without elongate or filamentous spines; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 24-26; head and nape without scales; body scales ctenoid except cycloid on abdomen, pectoral fin base and prepelvic region; median predorsal scales absent; opening of gill not reaching to above edge of preopercle; short cheek spine, 12-18% head length; depth of body 4.5-5.2 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Inhabits shoreline reefs and estuaries littered with dead coral blocks on sand, mud, or silt bottoms in 0-2 m (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Shibukawa, K. and G.R. Allen, 2007. Review of the cheek-spine goby genus Gladiogobius (Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Gobiidae), with descriptions of two new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. 33(4):193-206. (Ref. 79803)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00339 - 0.01546), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), 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
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).