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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Elongate coralgoby

Gobiodon prolixus Winterbottom & Harold, 2005
Max Length
3.2 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
0–21 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Overview information for Elongate coralgoby is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Gobiodon prolixus
Authority
Winterbottom & Harold, 2005
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
3.2 cm
Depth Range
0–21 m
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Distinguished by having five pale blue, thin, vertical lines on the head and pectoral base on a brown to pale brown background; a slim to somewhat tubular body shape, especially in adults (body depth at pelvic-spine origin 27-36% SL: distance between the anterior base of the first dorsal-fin spine and the anterodorsal base of the first pectoral- fin ray 41.3-50.4% HL); a short straight groove may be present between the medial margin of the interopercle and the isthmus, but its presence or absence seems to depend on position of suspensorium when preserved (Re. 55666).: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Elongate coralgoby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Elongate coralgoby is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Elongate coralgoby is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 21 m . Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01995 × L3.01 (TL)
Max TL
3.2cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
10
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
8

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Winterbottom & Harold, 2005

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