Roatan goby
📖 Overview
A deep-reef goby collected from rariphotic depth ca. 237 m, found on a silt-covered boulder with small 3-10 cm diameter caves and crevices .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 27. This species is distinguished by: D2 I,8; A I,8; P 17; body scaled with 28 lateral rows of ctenoid scales, modified basicaudal scales present; pelvic rays 1-4 unbranched. Colouration: body white with a series of elongate yellow dashes along lateral midline with scattered yellow spots between lateral midline and dorsal midline; dorsal and caudal fins white with bright yellow spots in life; pectoral, pelvic and anal fins white .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Roatan goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 237 - ? m . Tropical Central Atlantic: Honduras.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Roatan goby.
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