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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Subtropical

Black-line shrimp-goby

Myersina nigrivirgata Akihito & Meguro, 1983
Max Length
10 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
2–20 m
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Lives in muddy coastal bays and estuaries . Also found in sheltered bays and lagoons in 2-20 m (Ref 90102).

Scientific Name
Myersina nigrivirgata
Authority
Akihito & Meguro, 1983
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
10 cm
Depth Range
2–20 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Gobiidae
Genus
Myersina
Myersina
Species
Black-line shrimp-goby
Myersina nigrivirgata

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. Characterized by overall whitish or pale grey to yellow body color; dark brown to blackish stripe from eye to middle of caudal fin base; head with orange to bluish spots; fins mainly pale and unmarked; first dorsal fin much taller than second dorsal fin; united pelvic fins, frenum present; longitudinal scale series 90-95; head without scales; greatest depth of body4.5-5.0 in SL; rounded caudal fin, about equal to head length .: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Black-line shrimp-goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Black-line shrimp-goby is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Black-line shrimp-goby is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 20 m . Subtropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.4±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00741 × L3.09 (TL)
Max TL
10cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
10
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
9

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
24.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Akihito & Meguro, 1983

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .

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