💧 Freshwater
Data Deficient
🌡️ Tropical
Blackbanded gauvina
Oxyeleotris herwerdenii Weber, 1910
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing in the genus ; Found on muddy bottom, close to shore in turbid conditions.
Scientific Name
Oxyeleotris herwerdenii
Authority
Weber, 1910
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
30 cm
Trophic Level
3.7
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Gobiiformes
Family
Eleotridae
Eleotridae
Genus
Oxyeleotris
Oxyeleotris
Species
Blackbanded gauvina
Oxyeleotris herwerdenii
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blackbanded gauvina is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 4°S - 10°S
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.7±0.6
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00933 × L3.06
(TL)
Max TL
30cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
9
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
8
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2020
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
25.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.7
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Weber, 1910
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