Lombarte's goby

📖 Overview

Lombarte's goby (Buenia lombartei), first described by Kovačić, Ordines & Schliewen, 2018 is a tiny fish. Adults typically reach 2.80 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 343 to 375 metres. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: the anterior oculoscapular canal is semi-closed with pores ?, ?, ?, ?, ? and additional pores and open furrows; (2) suborbital row c of 6 papillae; A I, 7-8; LL 25-27; TR 6; P 18; D1 II, with the longest spine of D1, backwards reaching to D2 middle in males when folded down, in females not reaching D2 I; pelvic disc anterior membrane reduced to less than 1/6 of spinous ray in midline depth; well developed tongue bilobed; head length 33.1-35.0 of SL; eye 32.9-33.5% of head length; anal fin base 11.7-12.2% of SL; pelvic to anus 19.4-20.4% of SL; snout 72.1-75.0% of eye diameter; pectoral fin 20.2% of SL; cheek depth 15.4-15.7% of head length; colour when fresh reduced to rarely scattered yellow dots and miniature melanophores densely distributed on head and body, only forming three small marks visible at lateral midline; colour when preserved reduced to scattered miniature melanophores on head and body, forming only three small marks visible at lateral midline .: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Lombarte's goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 343 - 375 m . Subtropical; 13°C - 13°C

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

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