Obliquogobius Yamadai
📖 Overview
It has been suggested that some specimens were possibly captured from sandy or sandy-mud bottoms in the center and/or western parts of Tosa Bay at the depths of 30-100 m .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinct from its congeners in having the following characters: second dorsal-fin rays I, 9-10 (almost always I, 9); anal-fin rays I, 9-10 (almost always I, 9); scaled cheek and pectoral-fin base; asymmetrical caudal fin, with fifth or sixth segmented ray slightly elongate and longest; head length (HL), 28.8-33.5% of SL; eye diameter 32.7-37.3% HL, 9.6-12.3% of SL; grayish body with about 7 narrow, transverse yellow bars (pale in preservation); absence of distinct black-and-white barred pattern on caudal fin .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Obliquogobius Yamadai is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Obliquogobius Yamadai is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Obliquogobius Yamadai is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 99 - 165 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: East China Sea and Japan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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