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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Tenant goby

Evermannichthys convictor Böhlke & Robins, 1969
Max Length
3 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Obligate sponge dwellers. Live deep within canals of the sponges, near the openings to the incurrent canals. Sponges provide species with protection from predators and an available food source in many invertebrates. Eggs found within sponge or small plankton brought through incurrent pores .

Scientific Name
Evermannichthys convictor
Authority
Böhlke & Robins, 1969
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
3 cm
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal fins well separated; no dark saddles on body . Further characterized by having thin and elongate form; reduced scale cover and head pores; depth of body about 2 mm .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Tenant goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Tenant goby is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Tenant goby is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal. Tropical south to Curacao (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.1±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01023 × L3.01 (TL)
Max TL
3cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Böhlke & Robins, 1969

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