Bryozoan goby
📖 Overview
Closely associated with a bryozoan, which is provisionally identified as a member of the genus Triphyllozoon; the color pattern of the fish effectively blends with the coloration of the host invertebrate, and the fish effectively maintains a burrow within the folded recesses of the bryozoan colony; the depth range of collections and observations was about 15-30 m, usually on black volcanic-sand slopes, with the inconspicuous bryozoan colonies (roughly spherical-shaped with a diameter ranging from 3-7 cm) often attached to small pieces of coral rubble or volcanic rock .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 26. Diagnosis: 2nd dorsal-fin rays I,8 or 9; anal-fin rays I,7 or 8; pectoral-fin rays 16, all rays unbranched; segmented pelvic-fin rays unbranched, except 5th ray with single branching, all pelvic-fin rays connected by a well-developed membrane, extending nearly to tip of each ray, forming disk, pelvic frenum absent; sensory pores on dorsal surface of head reduced, only a single pair of mid-interorbital pores; other cephalic sensory pores include supraotic (1), anterior otic (1), and preopercular (2); missing head pores include nasal, anterior interorbital, and intertemporal; anterior nares forming enlarged tube, its length about half pupil diameter; color in life whitish to light pink with scattered red spots . : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bryozoan goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 30 m . Tropical North Sulawesi, as well as from underwater photographs in Banda, Molucca Islands, and Alor, Lesser Sunda Islands (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Bryozoan goby.
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