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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Widebanded cleaning goby

Tigrigobius limbaughi Hoese & Reader, 2001
Max Length
3.3 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Observed cleaning other fishes and commonly occurs with Elacatinus digueti . From the subtidal to depths of at least 35 m and commonly found below 15 m .

Scientific Name
Tigrigobius limbaughi
Authority
Hoese & Reader, 2001
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
3.3 cm
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 10. This species is distinguished from all its congeners by the following set of characters: head plump, more or less rounded, dorsoventrally compressed; head broad, with the anterior outline of the head forming a smooth convex curve when viewed dorsally; most males with one, rarely two, dorsal-fin spines filamentous first spine reaching to between last first dorsal- fin spine base to fifth second dorsal-fin ray base, occasionally to ninth second dorsal-fin ray base; pectoral rays usually 20-21; D2 usually I,10; A usually I,9; basicaudal scales absent; body with broad dark brown bands, with smooth vertical margins .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Widebanded cleaning goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Widebanded cleaning goby is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Widebanded cleaning goby is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal, usually 0 - 15 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Mexico.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.1±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00933 × L3.16 (TL)
Max TL
3.3cm
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
9

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2024

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Hoese & Reader, 2001

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