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🌿 Brackish Data Deficient 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Temperate

Luciogobius Dormitoris

Luciogobius dormitoris Shiogaki & Dotsu, 1976
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Luciogobius Dormitoris (Luciogobius dormitoris), first described by Shiogaki & Dotsu, 1976 is a fish in the family Gobiidae (order Gobiiformes). It inhabits brackish estuarine and coastal transition zones between freshwater and the sea. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.The species is kept in the aquarium hobby. Care requirements and behaviour align broadly with other Gobiidae kept in the hobby.

Scientific Name
Luciogobius dormitoris
Authority
Shiogaki & Dotsu, 1976
Habitat
Brackish
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
DD
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Luciogobius Dormitoris is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Luciogobius Dormitoris is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

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

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Brackish; demersal. Temperate Northwest Pacific: known only from the type locality, Oita Prefecture, Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00708 × L3.07 (TL)

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Shiogaki & Dotsu, 1976

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