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Mugilogobius mertoni (Weber, 1911)

Chequered mangrove goby
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Vaimosa layia, Layia, Batangas Province, Luzon Island, Philippines (Ref. 83763). Also Ref. 94476.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2010
National Database:

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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Mugilogobius: Latin, mugil, -ilis = grey mullet + Latin, gobius = gidgeon (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Weber.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά); Γλυκού νερού; Υφάλμυρο βενθοπελαγικό; αμφίδρομο (Ref. 46888); εύρος βάθους 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942).   Tropical (Ref. 13275)

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Indo Pacific: from South Africa and Seychelles up to Japan, Pakistan, to the Indo-Malaysian archipelago, Papua-New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Australia and Santa Cruz Islands (Ref. 97791).

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 57749)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 7 - 8; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 6 - 8; Εδρικές άκανθες: 1; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 6 - 8; Σπόνδυλοι: 25 - 27. Diagnosis: A moderate to large Mugilogobius with second dorsal and anal fin with 1 spine and 6-8 rays; pectoral fin rays 14-17; longitudinal scales 26-37; 12-16 circumpeduncular scales; predorsal scales 9-19, mostly small, central anteriormost scale immediately behind eyes always largest, anteriormost one to four scales larger than those posterior to them; scales on body mostly ctenoid; third spine of first dorsal fin most often longest; body brownish with 7-11 darker narrow diagonal bars, chevrons or X-shaped markings along sides, interspaces between chevrons or bars pale, forming chequered or banded pattern, two to three dark spots or short diagonal bars on caudal base (Ref. 43716).

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Mainly recorded from mangroves and estuaries, but also found in coastal freshwater streams (Ref. 43716).

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Larson, H.K. and E.O. Murdy, 2001. Eleotrididae. Sleepers (gudgeons). p. 3574-3577. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 42913)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 29 February 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 2341 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00442 - 0.02163), b=3.05 (2.86 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).