Antilligobius nikkiae, Sabre goby

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Antilligobius nikkiae Van Tassell & Colin, 2012

Sabre goby
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Antilligobius: Name from Dutch 'Antillen' referring to the region now known as Antilles or Caribbean Sea, and Latin 'gobius' meaning small fish or gudgeon.;  nikkiae: Named Nicole Laura Schrier, the daughter of Adriaan 'Dutch' Schrier, owner of the Sea Aquarium in Curaçao..

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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 90 - 198 m (Ref. 93147). Tropical

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Western Atlantic: from Curaçao, Bahamas, Cuba, Belize, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Most likely to be widespread throughout the Caribbean wherever the glacial sea level plateau occurs.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93147); 3.2 cm SL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Van Tassell, J.L., L. Tornabene and P.L. Colin, 2012. Review of the western Atlantic species of Bollmannia (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiosomatini) with the description of a new allied genus and species. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 18(2):61-94. (Ref. 93147)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 January 2014

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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