Rasp coralgoby
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing in the genus ; Found in association with Acropora loripes and Acropora elseyi; commonly in pairs ; a coral-commensal species . Feeds on copepods, forams, and unidentifiable flocculent material (may represent in part the remains of coral tissue) .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 26. Two oblique pigment bars on the head posterodorsal to the eye. Uniquely derived lower jaw, modified anteromedially into a dentigerous, fleshy projection and a row of elongate, transversely oriented papillae in the ventral portion of the cheek. Interopercular-isthmus groove nearly straight. Caudal fin rounded.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Rasp coralgoby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Rasp coralgoby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Rasp coralgoby is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 15 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia and Tonga.
🌿 Ecology
copepods, forams, and unidentifiable flocculent material (may represent in part the remains of coral
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Rasp Coralgoby · Small-eyed Goby |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Tarekuchikobanhaze · タレクチコバンハゼ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Góbio-do-coral-lima |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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