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Diadromous Vulnerable 🌡️ Temperate

Lord's Tasmangoby

Tasmanogobius lordi Scott, 1935
Max Length
4 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Inhabit brackish estuaries or freshwater reaches where there are mud bottoms. Sometimes captured in estuarine tide pools where it buries itself in the sand . Adults migrate to lower marine estuarine areas to spawn in spring.

Scientific Name
Tasmanogobius lordi
Authority
Scott, 1935
Habitat
Diadromous
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
VU
Max Length
4 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Migration
Amphidromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Tasmanogobius
Tasmanogobius
Species
Lord's Tasmangoby
Tasmanogobius lordi

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Lord's Tasmangoby is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Lord's Tasmangoby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

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

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous . Temperate; 41°S - 44°S Indian Ocean: Tasmania, Australia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 💧 Freshwater 🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Amphidromous
Trophic Level
3.2±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00708 × L3.07 (TL)
Max TL
4cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Vulnerable
Assessment Date
2024

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Scott, 1935

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