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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Tropical

Scalycheek goby

Aulopareia janetae Smith, 1945
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Max Length
8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Found along coastlines, bays and estuaries. Known to occur in brackish water and may also be found in freshwater. Feed on small fishes and invertebrates. Not seen in the markets .

Scientific Name
Aulopareia janetae
Authority
Smith, 1945
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
8 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Migration
Amphidromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Aulopareia
Aulopareia
Species
Scalycheek goby
Aulopareia janetae

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Scalycheek goby is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Scalycheek goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous . Tropical Recorded from the Mekong delta and may possibly occur in the tidal zone as far upstream as Cambodia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Amphidromous
Trophic Level
3.3±0.3
Food Items

small fishes and invertebrates

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00741 × L3.09 (TL)
Max TL
8cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
15.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Smith, 1945

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