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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Sicydiinae
Etymology: Cotylopus: Greek, kotyle = small vessel, a cup like cavity or organ + Greek, pous = feet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Guichenot.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά); Γλυκού νερού; Υφάλμυρο βενθοπελαγικό; αμφίδρομο (Ref. 57749). Tropical (Ref. 26638)
Africa: Mauritius and Reunion. Wide distribution in Reunion, less abundant in Mauritius (Ref. 57749).
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.4 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 4343)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 7; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 8 - 9. Long body almost cylindrical. Height 7 to 9 times in TL. Rounded snout. Slightly inferior mouth and prominent upper jaw. Conic teeth of the lower jaw are the same size. Head longer than high. Nape and belly without scales. Brownish to black body. Scales of the back and of the flanks marked with irregular edging ribbons brown to yellow. Second dorsal and anal fin are beige, sometimes spotted with a darker edging ribbon on the external edge for the anal fin. Pectoral and pelvic fins are greyish to brownish (Ref. 48660).
Inhabits swift clear rainforest streams, where it feeds on algae (Ref. 26638). Hatching and larval stages in the sea, post-larvae and adults in freshwater (Ref. 4343). Also Ref. 51243.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Watson, R.E., 1995. Review of the freshwater goby genus Cotylopus (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Sicydiinae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 6(1):61-70. (Ref. 26638)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 202 [112, 478] mg/100g; Iron = 1.16 [0.57, 2.26] mg/100g; Protein = 16.9 [15.0, 18.5] %; Omega3 = 0.22 [0.09, 0.49] g/100g; Selenium = 43.5 [21.9, 95.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 37.3 [9.9, 109.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.84 [1.91, 4.26] mg/100g (wet weight);