Gobioides broussonnetii Lacepède, 1800

Violet goby

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Gobiidae \| Gobionellinae
Synonyms	Amblyopus broussonetii, Amblyopus mexicanus, Cayennia guichenoti, ... more
Common names	Lamprea, Gobio violeta, Congrio, ... more

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Main reference

Murdy, E.O. 1998. (Ref. 27974)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 55.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13628); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6077); max. published weight: 311 g (Ref. 13628)

Environment

Demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 46888); freshwater; brackish; marine

Climate / Range

Tropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060)

Western Atlantic: Charleston, South Carolina southward to Florida, along the Gulf of Mexico coasts of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and eastern-central Texas; along the Caribbean coast of Colombia, eastward to Venezuela, Surinam, Guyana, French Guiana, and Brazil as far south as Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16. Scales in longitudinal series about 160 (Ref. 27974). With a continuous dorsal fin, and dorsal and anal fins joined with caudal fin (Ref. 26938).

Prefer muddy bays and estuaries; encountered in fresh water (Ref. 13628). Also found offshore on muddy bottoms, off mouths of large rivers. Largest goby in the Caribbean, and the only one with this distinctive eel-like shape (Ref. 26938).


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

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: occasionally


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High vulnerability (60 of 100)	Very high

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Luna, Susan M.

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