Classification / Names
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125639)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: third dorsal spine longest, segmented dorsal and anal rays usually 10 (sometimes 9), pectoral rays 16-18 (rarely 16); branched caudal-fin rays 12-13 (usually 12); lateral scales 24-26 (rarely 24); transverse scales 7; predorsal scales 6-8 (usually 7); ctenoid scales covering body and nape, except cycloid on prepelvic area, pectoral-fin base, and most of cheek; head is completely scaled, ctenoid scales on opercle and posterior cheek; 'mixed' pattern of cephalic sensory papillae including two primary longitudinal rows and several transverse rows. Colouration: in life it is generally tan to whitish ventrally with 5-6 diffuse brown saddles dorsally on head and body, five large rectangular, dark-brown spots midlaterally on side of body, and numerous smaller dark-brown and white spots on dorsal half of the head and body (Ref. 125639).
Found on sand-bottom habitats (Ref. 125639).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2021. Description of two new sand-dwelling gobies (Gobiidae: Hazeus) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean. aqua, Intl. J. Ichthyol. 27(2):37-56. (Ref. 125639)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [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): 3.1 ±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).
