Ornate slippery goby
📖 Overview
Inhabits sand, silt, and rubble bottoms, takes refuge in dead shells, worn tubes, tunicates and empty bottles .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Anterior nostrils present; dorsal and ventral edges of caudal peduncle not keeled; orange with pale blue lines radiating from eye and one descending from nape, bifurcating onto preopercular margin and opercle . Caudal fin rounded ; further characterized by having united pelvic fins with well-developed frenum; absence of scales on head or body; no sensory pores on head, prominent papillae; depth of body 2.9-3.9 in SL .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Ornate slippery goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 17 - 79 m . Subtropical West Pacific: Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Vietnam, Indonesia (northern Sulawesi), Australia (Western Australia to Queensland) and New Caledonia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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