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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Cryptocentrus Wehrlei

Cryptocentrus wehrlei Fowler, 1937
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
21.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Cryptocentrus Wehrlei (Cryptocentrus wehrlei) is a ray-finned fish of the family Gobiidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in benthic environments. With a trophic level of 3.3, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms. It is assessed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.

Scientific Name
Cryptocentrus wehrlei
Authority
Fowler, 1937
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
21.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Gobiidae
Genus
Cryptocentrus
Cryptocentrus
Species
Cryptocentrus Wehrlei
Cryptocentrus wehrlei

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Cryptocentrus Wehrlei is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Cryptocentrus Wehrlei 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. Tropical South China Sea.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

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

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
21.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Fowler, 1937

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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