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Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Ptereleotrinae
Etymology: Navigobius: Name from Latin ' navi' meaning to float or swim, an allusion to the swimming habits of the species; kaguya: Named after the Moon Princess Kaguya from the Japanese folk tale Taketori Monogatari (The
Tale of the Bamboo Cutter), referring to the small spots on the first dorsal fin, which resemble the graphics used in moon phase charts, and acknowledges that the species occurs in Japanese waters.
Eponymy: The species is named after the Moon Princess Kaguya from the Japanese folk tale Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter), alluding to small spots on the first dorsal fin, which resemble the graphics used in moon phase charts. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 30 - 65 m (Ref. 129594). Subtropical
Western Pacific: Japan (Ryukyus) and the Philippines.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm SL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 7; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 16; Anale stekels: 1; Anale zachte stralen: 16; Wervels: 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: D2 I,16; A I,16; pectoral-fin rays 21-22; gill rakers 5-6 + 17; first dorsal fin is weakly to moderately incised between spines, taller than second dorsal. Colouration: first dorsal fin yellow-grey to yellow, basally purple with 1-4 rows of yellow spots; sides of body without an orange-red lateral stripe (Ref. 129594).
Occurs singly or in small groups in silty areas, with sand or mud-bottom or low-relief reef at depths ranging from 30-60 m (Ref. 129594).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Gill, A.C., Y.-K. Tea and H. Senou, 2017. Navigobius kaguya, new species of ptereleotrine goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the West Pacific. Zootaxa 4347(2):371-380. (Ref. 129594)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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