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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Subtropical

Abehaze

Mugilogobius abei Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Max Length
4.1 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Facultative air-breathing in the genus ; Adults inhabit sandy and muddy bottoms of estuaries and coastal freshwater streams not far from the stream mouth; probably fresh water tolerant .

Scientific Name
Mugilogobius abei
Authority
Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
4.1 cm
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Migration
Diadromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9; Vertebrae: 26 - 27. : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Abehaze is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

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

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; brackish; demersal; diadromous . Subtropical; 38°N - 22°N Northwest Pacific: South-central to southern Japan, Hong Kong, Korea; Viet Nam, Taiwan, and Fukien Province in China.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Diadromous
Trophic Level
3.4±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00851 × L3.08 (TL)
Max TL
4.1cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
8
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
8
Vertebrae
27

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2024

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Jordan & Snyder, 1901

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Abehaze
🇯🇵Japanese Abehaze · アベハゼ
🇰🇷Korean 모치망둑
🇷🇺Russian Эстуарный кефалебычок
🇨🇳Chinese 阿部氏鯔鰕虎 · 阿部鯔鰕虎 · 阿部鯔鰕虎魚

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Ctenogobius abei Jordan & Snyder 1901 Synonym
Gobius abei Jordan & Snyder 1901 Synonym
Gobius bivittata Herre 1927 Synonym
Mugiolgobius abei Jordan & Snyder 1901 Synonym
Tamanka bivittata Herre 1927 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 54 records indexed .

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