Speckle-lined coral goby
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing in the genus; Gobiodon bicalvolineatus inhabits the branching coral of Acropora caroliniana .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D VI, I,10; A I,9-10; naked head and majority of body, with some squamation on caudal peduncle; body slightly laterally compressed (body depth at pelvic-fin origin 40.6-45.3% SL), typically dorsal ventrally symmetrical, rounded head; small mouth with pronounced recurved lips; presence of groove between isthmus and interopercle; relatively deep caudal peduncle (15.5-18.6% SL); long caudal fin (22.1-29.3% of SL); absence of post symphysial teeth, triangular dentary with various sizes of jaw dentition; elongate cheek papillae length exceeding width; blue-green base colouration and red markings on the face and body of adults; facial markings as vertical bars on cheek, small spots on dorsal surface of head and unbroken horizontal lines along the length of the body beginning post pectoral fin .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Speckle-lined coral goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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