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Common names: Pilbara eel blenny, Pilbara eelblenny, Winterbottom's eelblenny
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Pogonoski, J.J., D.A. Pollard and J.R. Paxton, 2002
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded only from Middle Mangrove Island and Exmouth Gulf (Ref. 42960).
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Main Ref: Gill, A.C., R.D. Mooi and J.B. Hutchins, 2000
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Congrogadinae
Etymology: Congrogadus: Latin, conger = conger + Latin, gadus = a fish, perhaps cod (Ref. 45335); winterbottomi: Named in honor of Rick Winterbottom, in recognition of his important contributions to the systematics and biogeography of congrogadines and other fishes, and in appreciation of his support and encouragement (Ref. 42960).
More on authors: Gill, Mooi & Hutchins.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 58018). Subtropical; 22°S - 21°S, 115°E - 116°E (Ref. 51685)

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Eastern Indian Ocean: a very restricted distribution in Western Australia (21°29'S), from the Exmouth Gulf northwards to the Onslow region (Ref. 51685).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42960)

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 57 - 61; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 47 - 50; Vertebrae: 63 - 65. Dorsal fin rays usually I,59 or I,60; anal fin rays usually 48 or 49; dark spot on operculum, none on shoulder; gill membranes fused ventrally with posterior margin free from isthmus; lateral line single, short anterodorsal section; teeth in outer row of dentary and premaxilla 14-21; and cheek with short dark bar extending from posteroventral edge of eye towards lower tip of preopercle (Ref. 42960).

Adults are found in rocky mud pools (Ref. 42960), in limestone reefs, with Sargassum and mainly sandy or muddy bottoms (very little coral) in less than 1 m depth (Ref. 51685).

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Gill, A.C., R.D. Mooi and J.B. Hutchins, 2000. Description of a new subgenus and species of the fish genus Congrogadus Günther from western Australia (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Rec. Western Aust. Mus. 20:69-79. (Ref. 42960)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 04 February 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.53 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).

Congrogadus winterbottomi Gill, Mooi & Hutchins, 2000