💧 Freshwater
Data Deficient
🐠 Aquarium
🌡️ Tropical
Bulmer's goby
Glossogobius bulmeri Whitley, 1959
📖 Overview
Inhabits rainforest tributaries with boulder, gravel or sand bottoms in hilly terrain between about 35 to 1070 m elevation.
Scientific Name
Glossogobius bulmeri
Authority
Whitley, 1959
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
10 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Gobiidae
Genus
Glossogobius
Glossogobius
Species
Bulmer's goby
Glossogobius bulmeri
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bulmer's goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 2°S - 7°S
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.4
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.01023 × L3.01
(TL)
Max TL
10cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
10
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
8
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2020
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
24.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Whitley, 1959
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Bulmer's goby.
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