Spotted frillgoby
📖 Overview
Overview information for Spotted frillgoby is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Brown with irregular spots; dorsal and caudal fins with bands in females, dusky in males; often with dark brown saddle below each of the dorsal fins ; characterized further by having upper five pectoral rays with free tips and sixth ray partly free; three branches on upper four pectoral rays; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 37-38; predorsal scales 18-20, reaching or nearly reaching interorbital space; cheek and opercle without scales; presence of fleshy double flap from edge of cheek into notch at posterior end of upper lip; ctenoid body scales, becoming cycloid on abdomen, breast, base of pectoral fin and nape; depressed head, width greater than depth; depth of body 4.3-5.5 in SL .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Spotted frillgoby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Spotted frillgoby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Benthic spawner.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 20 m . Tropical East Africa to Samoa and the Hawaiian Islands.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Cyclops Frillgoby · Roundfin Frillgoby · roundfin goby · Spotted Frillgoby |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | täpläröyhelötokko |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Yahazuhaze · ヤハズハゼ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Góbio-ciclope |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 圓鰭深鰕虎 · 圓鰭深鰕虎魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathygobius crassiceps | Jordan & Seale | 1906 | Synonym |
| Bathygobius laoe | Roxas & Ablan | 1940 | Synonym |
| Bathygobius mearnsi | Evermann & Seale | 1906 | Synonym |
| Bathygobius nox | Bleeker | 1851 | Synonym |
| Gobius cyclopterus | Valenciennes | 1837 | Synonym |
| Gobius nox | Bleeker | 1851 | Synonym |
| Gobius variabilis | Steindachner | 1901 | Synonym |
| Gobius varius | Steindachner | 1901 | Synonym |
| Mapo crassiceps | Jordan & Seale | 1906 | Synonym |
| Mapo mearnsi | Evermann & Seale | 1906 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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