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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: dorsostigma: Named for the distinctive black and white spot distally on the third membrane of the first dorsal fin..
More on authors: Bogorodsky, Kovačić & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur ? - 8 m (Ref. 88846). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea: Gulf of Aqaba.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 88846)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 12. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VI + I,12; A I,12; pectoral rays 17; cycloid scales, partially to complete embedded, nonimbricate, not in regular rows, about 120-125 in longitudinal series; naked head; elongated body, the depth at anal-fin origin 7.75-7.9 in SL, compressed; head length 3.55-3.6 in SL; eye extending little above dorsal profile of head; orbit diameter 4.35-4.45 in head length; gill opening reaching forward to below rear margin of preopercle; the first dorsal spine is longest, 3.0-3.15 in SL, twice length of longest dorsal soft ray; caudal fin slightly pointed, longer than head length; pelvic fins are fully united, nearly reaching anus, 3.45-3.5 in SL, with well developed frenum; colouration when fresh - pale grey with a series of 14 dark brown bars on body, much wider than pale interspaces and broken into one or two spots dorsally; head with irregular, close-set, dark brown spots of variable size, generally smaller anteriorly; first dorsal fin with close-set, dark brown spots, are larger posteriorly; third membrane of the first dorsal fin with a curved white mark on a large black spot near margin; second dorsal fin is whitish with a blackish margin, a middle dark brown stripe, and a row of large, dark brown, bilobed spots along its base; dorsal part of caudal fin with an oblique, blackish-edged, bluish white band (Ref. 88846).
Lives symbiotically in sand near fringing reef with an unidentified alpheid shrimp, in shallow waters. Collected b multi-pronged spears (Ref. 88846),
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Bogorodsky, S. V., M. Kovačić and J. E. Randall, 2011. A new species and three new records of gobiid fishes from the Red Sea. Cybium 35(3):213-222. (Ref. 88846)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
