Stonogobiops dracula Polunin & Lubbock, 1977

Dracula shrimp-goby

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Gobiidae \| Gobiinae
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Common names	横带连膜鰕虎鱼, 橫帶連膜鰕虎魚, ... more

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Main reference

Hoese, D.F. and J.E. Randall. 1982. (Ref. 397)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30404)

Environment

Reef-associated; marine; depth range 15 - 37 m (Ref. 9360), usually 20 - ? m (Ref. 30404)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 10°N - 10°S

Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Maldives.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 26. Eyes and mouth large. Head yellow anteriorly and dorsally, white posteriorly; broad, diagonal bar from ventroposterior part of head to nape; 5 head pores. White interspaces on body bisected by orange-red line. First dark bar of body continued into the first, round dorsal fin; 2nd dorsal, anal and caudal fins pale whitish. Pectoral fins pointed. No scales on thorax and pectoral base. Angle of jaws 35 degrees. Palatines with tooth-like processes. Longitudinal scale series 84-94, transverse 26-32. Naked median predorsal region.

Inhabits open sand and rubble zones adjacent to reefs (Ref. 30404). Occurs in pairs and hovers above the burrow entrance. Lives symbiotically with Alpheus randalli (Ref. 9360).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

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


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (16 of 100)	Very high

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Modified by Bailly, Nicolas

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