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Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill, 1859)

Chameleon goby
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: 紋縞鰕虎魚
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Wilson, K.D.P., 2003
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Hong Kong, ZMM P3123 (holotype Triaenophorus trigonocephalus) (Ref. 075154). Reported from Sharp Island (Ref. 94637); Tung Ping Chau (Ref. 119714); Starfish Bay, Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai, Nam Wai (Ref. 125515); and Cape D'Aguilar (Ref. 129329). A single individual was also reported from Sham Chung. May be more common in estuaries and shallow coastal waters (Ref. 128523). Juveniles were recorded from Ma Shi Chau and Lai Chi Chong (Ref. 125536). Also enter freshwater: reported from streams at Tung Chung, Tai Ho, and Sup Long in Lantau Island (Ref. 129476).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Tridentiger: Greek, tres tria = three + Latin, dens = teeth + Latin, gerere = to carry (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Gill.

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

Θαλασσινό(ά); Γλυκού νερού; Υφάλμυρο βενθικό(ς).   Temperate; 2°C - 20°C; 53°N - 32°N, 114°E - 146°E

Κατανομή Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Point map | Εισαγωγές | Faunafri

Western Pacific: South and East China, Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan, Pacific coasts of Japan and the Philippines. Chromi Inlet in the Amur Estuary, Novgorodskaya Cove in the Bay of Pos'ete, and into the mouths and lower reaches of rivers runnning into Peter the Great Bay and into Amur Bay in Russia (Ref. 26334).

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 2850)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 7; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 12 - 14; Εδρικές άκανθες: 1; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 10 - 11.

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Found in oyster shells and crevices among barnacles and other fouling organisms (Ref. 2850). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are deposited in nests which are guarded by the male (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

Oviparous (Ref. 56079). Male guards the eggs (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 27 August 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00560 - 0.01554), b=3.13 (2.99 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.5 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).