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🌿 Brackish Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Temperate

Ponticola Bathybius

Ponticola bathybius Kessler, 1877
Max Length
29.3 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
31.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Ponticola Bathybius (Ponticola bathybius) is a ray-finned fish of the family Gobiidae. It inhabits brackish water waters in benthic environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 29.3 cm. With a trophic level of 4, it is a mid-level predator. It is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Scientific Name
Ponticola bathybius
Authority
Kessler, 1877
Habitat
Brackish
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
29.3 cm
Trophic Level
4
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
31.00/100

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Ponticola Bathybius is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Ponticola Bathybius is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

small fish
crustaceans
cephalopods

🥚 Reproduction

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

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 198 m . Temperate

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
4±0.61

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01175 × L3.02 (TL)
Max TL
29.3cm

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2020

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
31.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
4
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Kessler, 1877

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