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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Subtropical

Kolombatovic's goby

Chromogobius zebratus Kolombatović, 1891
Max Length
5.3 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit intertidal to offshore areas, probably within interstices of coralline nodules . Eggs are pear-shaped .

Scientific Name
Chromogobius zebratus
Authority
Kolombatović, 1891
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
5.3 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Anterior opercle without a dark spot on its lower edge. Anterior margin of pectoral fin base with a dark vertical band. Scales cycloid on trunk, ctenoid on caudal peduncle. Sensory papillae: row 1, 13-20; row 2, 7-10; row 3, 6-11; row 4, 7-11; row 5, 5-9; row y, 1-4; row tr, 3-6 .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Kolombatovic's 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; demersal; depth range 10 - ? m . Subtropical; 46°N - 30°N, 6°W - 36°E

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01023 × L3.01 (TL)
Max TL
5.3cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2024

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
12.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Kolombatović, 1891

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