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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Patchwork barbelgoby

Gobiopsis arenaria Snyder, 1908
Max Length
1.6 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3
Depth
5–15 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Patchwork barbelgoby is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Gobiopsis arenaria
Authority
Snyder, 1908
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
1.6 cm
Depth Range
5–15 m
Trophic Level
3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Gobiidae
Genus
Gobiopsis
Gobiopsis
Species
Patchwork barbelgoby
Gobiopsis arenaria

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. Characterized by pale grey overall body color; mottled brown head, broad saddle over nape region; presence of three brown saddles along base of dorsal fins, joined at midbody to form continuous midlateral stripe; 5-6 narrow brown bars on lower side; fully united pelvic fins, frenum present; relatively short pelvic fins, about 54%distance from origin of pelvic fin to origin of anal fin; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 33-36; presence of barbels on snout, tip of chin, and ventrally below lower jaw; cycloid scales; cheek and opercle without scales; deeply embedded nape scales; presence of sensory pores on head, no preopercular pores; depth of body 5.7 in SL .: elongated; Cross section: circular.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Patchwork barbelgoby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Patchwork barbelgoby is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Patchwork barbelgoby is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 15 m . Tropical West Pacific: Japan south to Australia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00741 × L3.09 (TL)
Max TL
1.6cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
10
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
9

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Snyder, 1908

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Patchwork Barbelgoby · Patchwork Goby
🇯🇵Japanese Isagohaze · イサゴハゼ
🇷🇺Russian Песочный гобиопсис
🇨🇳Chinese 砂髯鰕虎 · 砂髯鰕虎魚

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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