Gladiogobius rex, King goby

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Gladiogobius rex Shibukawa & Allen, 2007

King goby
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Gladiogobius: Latin, gladius = sword + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335);  rex: Named for its brave appearance with armature consisting of a very long , sword-like preopercle spine; Latin 'rex' for king..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 2 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea to Red Sea.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 79803)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale): 6 - 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 9-10; Spine anali 1; Raggi anali molli: 9. Characterized by pale grey body color with narrow brown stripes and longitudinal rows of bluish white dots on side of body; lower side of body with row of five rectangular brown blotches; irregular brown markings on back; head with dark oblique lines; presence of large brown spot above pectoral fin base; dorsal spines sometimes with filamentous tips; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 23-25; head and nape without scales; ctenoid body scales except cycloid on abdomen, pectoral fin base and prepelvic region; median predorsal scales absent; opening of gill not reaching to above edge of preopercle; very long cheek spine, length about twice eye diameter and extending well beyond posterior margin of opercular membrane; depth of body 4.8-6.0 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Inhabits shoreline reefs and intertidal flats with sand, mud, or silt bottoms in 0-2 m (Ref. 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Shibukawa, K. and G.R. Allen, 2007. Review of the cheek-spine goby genus Gladiogobius (Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Gobiidae), with descriptions of two new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. 33(4):193-206. (Ref. 79803)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 26 June 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 28.3 - 29.3, mean 28.8 °C (based on 1122 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00333 - 0.01504), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).