Pleurosicya muscarum, Ghost goby

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Pleurosicya muscarum (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

Ghost goby
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> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Pleurosicya: Greek, pleura = side, ribe + Greek, sikya, -as = cucumber (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Seale.

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

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 2 - 28 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 16°N - 15°S

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Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Samoa.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.2 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2798)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 7-8; Espinas anales 1; Radios blandos anales: 7 - 9. SL to 17 mm. Lower portion of gill arch bound to cover (Ref. 1602); characterized by semi-transparent reddish to greyish or bluish color; longitudinal scale series 21-25; scaleless head and nape; depth of body at anus 4.7-7.1 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

A very small goby that lives on soft corals (Ref. 1602). Depth range in 2-28 m (Ref 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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