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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: spongicolus: Named B. spongicolus in reference to its being found as a commensal on sponge (Ref. 89154).
More on authors: Suzuki, Bogorodsky & Randall.

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Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 23 m (Ref. 89154). Tropical; 20°N - 19°N, 37°E - 38°E

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Indian Ocean: presently known from the holotype from off Sudan, with a possible range extension to the Gulf of Aqaba (Ref. 89154).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 89154)

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Dorsal-fin rays I,8; anal-fin rays I,8; pectoral-fin rays 15; scales on body reaching to above base of pectoral fins, the longitudinal scale series 52; transverse scale rows 11; body elongate, the depth at anus 15% SL; head width slightly greater than head depth; snout long and depressed, 41% head length, and depressed; eye 28% head length; lower jaw slightly protruding; gill opening extending forward to below center of eye; two pairs of recurved canine teeth on side of lower jaw; caudal fin rounded; pelvic disc broadly oblong and flat, not reaching genital papilla; each pelvic spine flattened to a lobe and joined to frenum, without a pocket beneath; body translucent in life, dusky yellow over abdomen; snout mainly yellow with a lateral blackish stripe from eye to front of jaws; scattered melanophores on head posterior to eye (Ref. 89154).

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Suzuki, T., S.V. Bogorodsky and J.E. Randall, 2012. Gobiid fishes of the genus Bryaninops from the Red Sea, with description of two new species and two new records. Zootaxa 3170:1-17. (Ref. 89154)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 29 June 2018

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [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): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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Bryaninops spongicolus Suzuki, Bogorodsky & Randall, 2012