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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Snakehead goby

Gobiopsis pinto Smith, 1947
Max Length
6.5 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Snakehead goby is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Gobiopsis pinto
Authority
Smith, 1947
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
6.5 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
12.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Snakehead goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Snakehead goby is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Snakehead goby is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal. Tropical known only from Delagoa Bay, Mozambique.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00741 × L3.09 (TL)
Max TL
6.5cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
11
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
9

🌡️ 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
12.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Smith, 1947

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