Coral sea pascua goby
📖 Overview
Coral sea pascua goby (Pascua marecoralliensis), first described by Goatley, Varela, Sellanes & Tornabene, 2025 is a tiny fish in the family Gobiidae (order Gobiiformes). Adults typically reach 1.40 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: unpaired fin rays D. VI + I,7; A. I,7; pectoral fin rays 15(2)-16(1); cephalic pore pattern lacking preopercular pores (N’, O’): B’, C, D, E, F, G, H’ (43); head dorsoventrally compressed (height 70-80% of width); and separated first and second dorsal fins .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Coral sea pascua goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal. Tropical Central Pacific: Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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