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Paedogobius kimurai Iwata, Hosoya & Larson, 2001

Babyface goby
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Paedogobius: From Greek, Pados, ou = the name of river Po in Italy + Latin, gobius = gudgeon;  kimurai: Named for Motofumi Kimura, who first discovered this species..
More on authors: Iwata, Hosoya & Larson.

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

Marine; brackish; demersal. Subtropical

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Western Pacific: Japan, Thailand and eastern Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.8 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15; Vertebrae: 25. Pelvic fins with 0 or 1 spine (Ref. 43239); formed into a long rod, extending posteriorly to vertical line through mid point of 3rd abdominal vertebra.; left and right pelvic bones distinctly separated from each other posteriorly; subpelvic process absent in both sexes. Ectopterygoid and quadrate widely separated in secondary male. Some sensory papillae present on branchiostegal membranes. Maxillo-vomerine meniscus present. First dorsal fin absent. Dorsal- and anal-fin pterygiophores each supporting one unbranched soft ray, with supernumerary ray on first pterygiophore of anal fin. Abdominal vertebrae 10, caudal 15. First or 2 dorsal pterygiophores inserting between 9th and 10th neural spines. No scales (Ref. 48341).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits inner bays (Ref. 43239).

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Iwata, A., S. Hosoya and H.K. Larson, 2001. Paedogobius kimurai, a new genus and species of goby (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Gobiidae) from the west Pacific. Rec. Aust. Mus. 53(1):103-112. (Ref. 48341)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

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 = 1.0000   [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).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.4 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).