Amblygobius stethophthalmus, Freckled goby

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Amblygobius stethophthalmus (Bleeker, 1851)

Freckled goby
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Amblygobius: Greek, amblys = darkness + Latin gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 14 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: Myanmar, Indonesia to Micronesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15. Characterized by white-edged brown stripe from snout, through eye, to anterior side below first dorsal fin, similar stripe on cheek to pectoral fin base; dark freckling on snout; presence of short bars on back; upper caudal fin base with dark spot; first and second dorsal fin equal in height; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 55-61; predorsal scales 25-30; scales dorsally on opercle, absent on cheek; ctenoid body scales; cycloid scales on nape, abdomen, and opercle; depth of body 4.5 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Solitary or in pairs (Ref. 90102). Inhabits estuaries and lagoons, on shallow sand-rubble substrates at few meters depths (Ref. 48637).

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Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893. (Ref. 48637)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 August 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 27.3 - 29.3, mean 28.8 °C (based on 1668 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00333 - 0.01504), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.2 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).