Greenband goby
📖 Overview
Inhabits coastal estuaries and muddy slopes adjacent to algal reef to about 30 meters depth . Solitary . Found in mud or fine silty sand bottoms, usually in the vicinity of its burrow.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 18; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18. Characterized by pale grey body color with red and blue-edged blue-green stripe below eye; faint orange stripe along lower side; third dorsal spine longest and prolonged in adult; rhomboid caudal fin, longer than head; longitudinal scale series 76-81; ctenoid body scales, becoming cycloid below first dorsal fin; head or midline of nape without scales; side of nape with scales extending forward to above middle of operculum; fully scaled pectoral fin base and prepelvic area in adult; depth of body 5.0-5.9 in SL .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Greenband goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 30 m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Green-band Sleeper · Green-band Sleeper-goby · Greenband Glider Goby · Greenband Goby · Randall's Goby |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Aohachihaze · アオハチハゼ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Góbio-de-Randall |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Greenband goby.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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