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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Tropical

Unicolor coralgoby

Gobiodon unicolor Castelnau, 1873
Max Length
2.8 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone

📖 Overview

Facultative air-breathing ; A coral-commensal species . Found among Acopora coral branches, often A.millepora and A.nasuta, also with other species of Gobiodon (Ref 90102).

Scientific Name
Gobiodon unicolor
Authority
Castelnau, 1873
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Max Length
2.8 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Head and body without any markings; blackish-brown when alive and in spirits ; characterized further by absence of scales; complete pelvic fin frenum and basal membrane; depth of body at level of pelvic fins 2.8-3.1 in SL .: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Unicolor coralgoby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Unicolor coralgoby is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Unicolor coralgoby is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 15 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Chagos Archipelago.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01995 × L3.01 (TL)
Max TL
2.8cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
11
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
10

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Castelnau, 1873

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