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Etymology: Caffrogobius: Arabic kafir = to be unbelieving; infidel, a word given by Arabs to all non moslems and also the region of Caffraria in South Africa (Ref. 45335). More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal. Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic: Mozambique Island to Table Bay, South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 5.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4343)
Epibenthic, intertidal in pools, sometimes in mud (Ref. 4343).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Goren, M., 1996. A review of the southern African gobiid fish genus Caffrogobius Smitt, 1900. Spec. Publ. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (57):1-28. (Ref. 12725)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 123251)
CITES (Ref. 123416)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 18.3 - 28.8, mean 27 °C (based on 644 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00556 - 0.01798), b=3.10 (2.95 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100) .