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Etymology: Gobiopsis: Latin, gobius = gudgeon + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Lachner & McKinney.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 20 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Sri lanka to Indonesia, north to Japan, south to Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 51740)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 6 - 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 8 - 10. Characterized by pale grey body color with dorsally brownish head; upper half of body with mottled brown markings forming irregular saddles with narrower ventral extensions; full united pelvic fins, frenum present; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 37-43; presence of barbels on snout, tip of chin, and ventrally below lower jaw; cycloid scales; cheek and opercle without scales; deeply embedded nape scales; absence of sensory pores on head; depth of body 5.2-7.8 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Cryptic inhabitant of sand-rubble bottom next to reefs in 3-20 m (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 25.4 - 29.3, mean 28.7 °C (based on 2283 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00332 - 0.01511), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±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) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 258 [115, 587] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.997 [0.538, 1.933] mg/100g ; Protein = 18 [16, 20] % ; Omega3 = 0.127 [0.056, 0.256] g/100g ; Selenium = 22.9 [10.1, 53.2] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 141 [38, 481] μg/100g ; Zinc = 2.48 [1.41, 4.23] mg/100g (wet weight);