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Cotylopus acutipinnis Guichenot, 1863

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Reunion Island [La] (La Réunion) country information

Common names: Bichique, Cabot bouche ronde, Cabot de cascade
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Keith, P., E. Vigneux and P. Bosc, 1999
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Large distribution all over the Reunion Island but less abundant than S. lagocephalus (Ref. 48660). Recorded only from mountainous streams (Ref. 26638). Also Ref. 4343, 13246, 33390, 48660, 53568.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/re.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Keith, P., G. Marquet, P. Valade, P. Bosc and E. Vigneux, 2006
National Database:

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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Sicydiinae
Etymology: Cotylopus: Greek, kotyle = small vessel, a cup like cavity or organ + Greek, pous = feet (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Guichenot.

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

marino; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico; anfidromo (Ref. 57749).   Tropical (Ref. 26638)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Africa: Mauritius and Reunion. Wide distribution in Reunion, less abundant in Mauritius (Ref. 57749).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.4 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4343)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 8-9. Long body almost cylindrical. Height 7 to 9 times in TL. Rounded snout. Slightly inferior mouth and prominent upper jaw. Conic teeth of the lower jaw are the same size. Head longer than high. Nape and belly without scales. Brownish to black body. Scales of the back and of the flanks marked with irregular edging ribbons brown to yellow. Second dorsal and anal fin are beige, sometimes spotted with a darker edging ribbon on the external edge for the anal fin. Pectoral and pelvic fins are greyish to brownish (Ref. 48660).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits swift clear rainforest streams, where it feeds on algae (Ref. 26638). Hatching and larval stages in the sea, post-larvae and adults in freshwater (Ref. 4343). Also Ref. 51243.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Watson, R.E., 1995. Review of the freshwater goby genus Cotylopus (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Sicydiinae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 6(1):61-70. (Ref. 26638)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 04 February 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

FAO(Publication : search) | FishSource |

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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=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  2.0   ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).