Silt goby
📖 Overview
Inhabits shallow environments to depths of 14 m. Found in habitats with mud or sand mixed with shell and/or rock ; in rocky or mangrove tide pools .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11; Vertebrae: 27. Distinguished by having the following characteristics: distinct barbel adjacent to anterior nare; tip of snout with a pair of barbels; mental frenum produced into two prominent barbels; first dorsal fin with no greatly elongate or filamentous spines; D2 I,13-14; side of the body heavily scaled from caudal peduncle extending to or just falling short of axil of pectoral fin; cycloid scales on body; sensory head pores B', C(s), D(s), E, F, H', K', L' usually present (pore C sometimes absent); preopercular pores 3 .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Silt goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 14 m . Tropical Central Pacific.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Silt goby.
🔍 Similar Species
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