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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: stevcici: Named for Zdravko Stevčić.
Eponymy: Zdravko Števčić (1931–2018) was a Croatian biologist who graduated (1956) and earned his PhD (1965) at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Zagreb. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 15 - 40 m (Ref. 75175). Tropical

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Eastern Central Atlantic: São Tomé Islands, Gulf of Guinea.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75175); 2.3 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. This species is distinguished from G. nigricintus by the following characters: presence of pore ß; row g anteriorly ends more or less in front of row o; presence of transverse interorbital row p; snout with 4 median preorbital rows (vs. 3); 37-41 longitudinal scale rows (vs. 29-33); 22-24 predorsal scales (vs. 18); 9 anal fin rays (vs. 10-11); 17 pectoral fin rays (vs. 18-20); body overall light reddish-brown, with or without faint brown vertical bands (vs. dark brown bars contrasting strongly with light ground on flanks, fins, eyes, head and lips) (Ref. 75175).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.

Types were collected between 15 and 25 m depth, but otherwise observed at entrances of small caves between 20 and 40 m depth. Small individuals (about 4 cm SL) were seen at Rolas Island in 20 m depth hovering upside down; individuals of approximately twice this size were reported in small caves between 35 to 40 m depth at Diogo Vaz (Ref. 75175).

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Kovačić, M. and U.K. Schliewen, 2008. A new species of Gorogobius (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from São Tomé Islands. Zootaxa 1686:29-36. (Ref. 75175)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Vulnerable (VU) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 15 July 2014

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00477 - 0.02194), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈

Gorogobius stevcici Kovačić & Schliewen, 2008