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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Arenigobius: Latin, arena, harena, -ae = sand + Greek, kobios or Latin gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kner.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; salmastro demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 1 m (Ref. 45534). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: endemic to southern Australia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 45534); 9.1 cm SL (female)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10 - 11; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 10. Distinguished by the following characters: body colour light brown; two oblique dark bands originating on head below eye, the upper degenerating into diffuse purplish brown blotches from the pectoral to caudal peduncle; black stripe arising at the pectoral insertion and running along lower body before breaking into small black spots above anal fin; dorsal fins with a horizontal dark band near the base; dark blue mark on membrane distally between first and second rays of D2; iridescent irregular blue blotches along flanks; three or more approximately vertical bands on upper caudal; vertebrae 10+15 (vertebral counts taken from radiograph); body cylindrical; snout blunt; eyes large, and close together dorsally; origin of pectorals under posterior margin of operculum; caudal oval and elongate; 7th pectoral ray extended into a filament; pelvics united into cup-shaped disc with branched rays; origin of pelvics covered by a loose sheath of skin; scales cycloid on belly and dorsally to second dorsal origin; posterior lateral scales peripheral ctenoid; head and predorsal region naked (Ref. 45534).
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in muddy coastal areas to upper estuaries, rocky reefs, in sea grass beds and mangroves (Ref. 9002).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Gomon, M.F., C.J.M. Glover and R.H. Kuiter (eds.), 1994. The fishes of Australia's south coast. State Print, Adelaide. 992 p. (Ref. 33839)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 14.6 - 24.9, mean 17.9 (based on 272 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00333 - 0.01504), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).