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Diadromous Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Gymnogobius Urotaenia

Gymnogobius urotaenia Hilgendorf, 1879
Max Length
14 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

In the middle and lower reach of rivers, often in pools; there are cases in which the species spends its whole life in lakes and ponds. Euryhaline, but usually in freshwater ; preferring slow-moving waters of rivers and lakes . Caught for food.

Scientific Name
Gymnogobius urotaenia
Authority
Hilgendorf, 1879
Habitat
Diadromous
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
14 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Migration
Amphidromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Gobiidae
Genus
Gymnogobius
Gymnogobius
Species
Gymnogobius Urotaenia
Gymnogobius urotaenia

🐟 Physical Description

: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Gymnogobius Urotaenia is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous . Temperate; 55°N - 31°N

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 💧 Freshwater 🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Amphidromous
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00794 × L3.09 (TL)
Max TL
14cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2020

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
24.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Hilgendorf, 1879

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1,069 records indexed .

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