Ice goby
📖 Overview
Adults ascend rivers in the spawning season without feeding, and dies after spawning. Adults retain larval characteristics, a major factor contributing to its neotenic characteristics is the delayed development of the thyroid system . Caught for food.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
First dorsal fin is absent, pelvic fin reduced . Full number of second dorsal, anal and pectoral fin rays is attained about two months after fertilization. Body wall is translucent . Scales are absent .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Ice goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Females spawn in nests under stones . The egg clusters are cared for by a male until hatching .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 1 - ? m. Subtropical; 45°N - 30°N Northwest Pacific: China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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