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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Caffrogobius: Arabic kafir = to be unbelieving; infidel, a word given by Arabs to all non moslems and also the region of Caffraria in South Africa (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr John Dow Fisher Gilchrist (1866–1926) was a Scottish-born South African ichthyologist and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina demersal. Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic: Mozambique Island to Table Bay, South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm 5.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4343)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 7; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 11 - 12; Espinhos anais: 1; Raios anais moles: 9 - 10. Body with thin dark bars; pectoral base dusky (Ref. 2798).
Epibenthic, intertidal in pools, sometimes in mud (Ref. 4343).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Goren, M., 1996. A review of the southern African gobiid fish genus Caffrogobius Smitt, 1900. Spec. Publ. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (57):1-28. (Ref. 12725)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18.3 - 28.8, mean 27 °C (based on 644 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00514 - 0.01693), b=3.13 (2.98 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).