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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).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina; brackvatten bottenlevande. Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic: Natal to Knysna in South Africa. Once recorded from Moro River in Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4343).
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.2 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4343)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 7; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 9 - 10; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 1; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 9 - 10. Body with irregular crossbars anteriorly, spots posteriorly; dorsal fin with 2-3 stripes (Ref. 2798).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 17.8 - 27.5, mean 26 °C (based on 249 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00500 - 0.01588), b=3.12 (2.96 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).