Istigobius
hoesei
Murdy & McEachran, 1982
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Family:
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Gobiidae
(Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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6.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 420); 6.6 cm TL (female) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 5 – 7 m
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Climate: |
subtropical; 22 – 27°C; 30°S - 37°S |
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Importance:
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aquarium: commercial |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
http://www.ccfishery.net
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Southwest Pacific: in bays near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. One specimen tentatively identified as this species was collected from Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 7 - 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10 - 11;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 9 – 10;
Vertebrae: 26. Body grayish white. Upper pectoral fin rays entire. Predorsal cycloid scales 8-12; ctenoid on trunk. Head greenish brown with faint yellow-orange band diagonally on preoperculum and operculum with some black areas on the former; lateral part of jaws, especially upper, black. Males usually darker than females; length of anal, pelvic and 2nd dorsal fins longer in males.
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Biology: |
Collected from silty sand near large rocks.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
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