Adorned dwarfgoby
📖 Overview
Adults live for 59 days at the most, with larvae spending three weeks in the open ocean and maturing within two weeks of settling on a reef, leaving the adults (which are 1 to 2 centimeters long) just three weeks to reproduce. This strategy of 'live fast, die young' is perceived to be a response to intense predation. Daily mortality rate, from tag-recapture data, might be as high as 8% . Occur at depths less than 4 to between 17 and 21 m on sandy bottoms of lagoon reefs . Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. Spawning appears to be repeated on a regular cycle, semilunar or every 14 days .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Characterized by semi-translucent body with irregular, internal reddish midlateral stripe; white stripe along spinal column interrupted by reddish bars that extend ventrally; row of small reddish spots along dorsal midline; usually with narrow reddish bars above anal fin; often prolonged and filamentous first four dorsal spines of male and first three of female; unbranched pectoral rays; longitudinal scale series 21-24; ctenoid scales, absent on head , nape and pectoral fin base; depth of body 4.3-5.0 in SL .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Adorned dwarfgoby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Adorned dwarfgoby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 20 m . Tropical West Pacific: Seychelles to Indonesia, north to Japan (Ogasawara Islands); east to Micronesia and Melanesia to Wallis and Futuna; south to Australia (Western Australia and Great Barrier Reef).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | adorned dwarfgoby · Pale-cheek Pygmy-goby · seven-figure pygmy goby · Sigillata Goby · Sign Eviota · silverline adorned dwarfgoby |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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