Highfin goby
📖 Overview
Adults are found on shallow mud or mud-sand bottoms in turbid and generally brackish water near estuaries . Also encountered in weedy backwaters and hyper-saline waters with salinity ranging from 0.15 to 37.2 ppt .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. This species differs from its congeners by the following characters: mouth terminal and oblique; most distinct pigmentation, a large blotch on trunk located anterodorsally beneath pectoral fin; opercle with a triangular patch; pectoral-fin base with a blotch; second dorsal-fin 14 elements, anal fin with 15 elements; dorsal fins separate; adults with small ctenoid scales covering trunk and nape, 57-89 scales in a lateral series; upper jaw with several rows of teeth; first gill arch with 8 thin rakers on ceratobranchial, 1at the angle, and 6 or 7 on epibranchial .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Highfin goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Highfin goby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Benthic spawner.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous . Tropical; 11°C - 29°C ; 37°N - 36°S, 98°W - 34°W north as Great Bay estuary, New Jersey; including Mississippi Sound, Gulf of Mexico off Port Aransas, Texas; the muddy coast of French Guiana and especially common along the lower Cayenne River.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ctenogobius oceanicus | Pallas | 1770 | Synonym |
| Gobionellus gracillimus | Ginsburg | 1953 | Synonym |
| Gobionellus hastatus | Girard | 1858 | Synonym |
| Gobius bacalaus | Valenciennes | 1837 | Synonym |
| Gobius bayamonensis | Evermann & Marsh | 1899 | Synonym |
| Gobius lanceolatus | Bloch | 1783 | Synonym |
| Gobius oceanicus | Pallas | 1770 | Synonym |
| Paroxyurichthys typus | Bleeker | 1876 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 117 records indexed .
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