Madagascar country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fricke, R., 1999
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Common names from other countries

Neophyte goby, Sand goby, Neophyte sandgoby, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Fusigobius: Latin, fusus = spindle + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 25 m (Ref. 11441). Tropical; 21°C - 30°C (Ref. 27115); 35°N - 33°S, 32°E - 143°W

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Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334)

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. 1st black spot between 1st 2 dorsal spines; body with small dark spots (Ref. 2798); characterized by semi-translucent grey with small brown spots on head and body; presence of slanting bands along back; fully united pelvic fins; well developed pelvic frenum; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 22-24; ctenoid scales those on nape; cycloid scales on breast and base of pectoral fin; operculum without scales; median predorsal scales absent, 5-6 scales on side of nape anterior to dorsal fin origin; opening of gill extending nearly to below rear edge of opercle; depth of body 4.0-4.6 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Solitary or in small groups (Ref. 90102). Inhabits tidal reef flats and shallow lagoons, on sand or rubble patches (Ref. 48637). Feeds on organic matter and small benthic invertebrates (Ref. 89972).

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Benthic spawner.

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Randall, J.E., 1995. Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p. (Ref. 11441)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 March 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.2 (based on 3017 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00477 - 0.02194), b=3.02 (2.84 - 3.20), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.9 ±0.25 se; based on food items.

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).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Fusigobius neophytus (Günther, 1877)