Supersaiyan goby

📖 Overview

Supersaiyan goby (Vanderhorstia supersaiyan), first described by Koeda, Hirasaka & Sato, 2025 is a small fish in the family Gobiidae (order Gobiiformes). Adults typically reach 7.70 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: fewer than 45 longitudinal scales' two distinct yellow longitudinal stripes on the second dorsal, anal, and caudal fins; yellow spots scattered from occipit to dorsum of body; distinct yellow blotches and yellow upper margin on first dorsal fin; four faint yellowish-brown diamond-shaped lateral blotches on body; light brown coloration on cheek; dorsal-fin soft rays 11; anal-fin soft rays 11; longitudinal scales 32; predorsal-fin scales 12; caudal peduncle length 15.3% SL; length of longest second dorsal-fin ray 19.5% SL; snout length 24.4% HL; eye diameter 30.0% HL; preorbital depth 9.2% HL; fleshy dorsal margin of eyes contiguous with each other; dorsal-fin spines not filamentous; pelvic fins with complete connecting frenum; outer margin of caudal fin rounded; and recorded body size 77.0 mm SL .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Supersaiyan goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 210 m . Subtropical Northwest Pacific: Japan.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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