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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes) >
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Diademichthyinae
Etymology: Discotrema: Greek, diskos = disc shape + Greek, trema = hole (Ref. 45335); zonatum: Name from Greek 'zona' meaning belt, refers to the diagnostic irregular bars of color on the body..
More on authors: Craig & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 10 m (Ref. 75094). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Fiji.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75094)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 34. Distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: lower pectoral ray count (22 vs. 23-28); wider head, width 4.1 in SL (vs. 4.2-5.3); short snout, 3.7 in HL (vs. 2.8-3.5); shorter disc, 6.2 in SL (vs. 4.2-5.2); and possession of irregular dark bars on the body (Ref. 75094).
Single specimen collected from the base of a soft coral (Ref. 75094)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Craig, M.T. and J.R. Randall, 2008. Two new species of the Indo-Pacific clingfish genus Discotrema (Gobiesocidae). Copeia 2008(1):68-74. (Ref. 75094)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).