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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Pseudogobiopsis: Greek, pseudes = false + Latin, gobius = gudgeon + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335); lumbantobing: Named for Daniel Lumbantobing of Jakarta, an ichthyologist who specialises in freshwater fishes; noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Dr Daniel Natanael Lumbantobing is an Indonesian ichthyologist whose doctorate was awarded by the George Washington University, Washington DC, and is now at the Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainsville, where he is a Post-Doctoral Research [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 118061)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 6. This moderately slender species is distinguished by the following characters: D2 I,6; A I,6; pectoral-fin rays 17-18; longitudinal scales 21-24; TRB 6-8; predorsal scales 5-6, are large and reaching up to close behind eyes; jaws enlarged in male; presence of three preopercular pores, posterior portion of oculoscapular canal present, but no canal or pores over opercle; most scales on body ctenoid; first spine of dorsal fin longest in both sexes, but greatly elongate in males; along midside of body are 5 elongate dark blotches and 5 indistinct dusky short saddles crossing dorsum, a black spot behind anus and 4 internal black blotches along midventral line, commencing at anal fin origin, a black spot on upper part of pectoral fin base; chin with blackish mental frenum (Ref. 118061).
Cross section: compressed.
A freshwater species found in rivers and streams at altitudes of 5-22 m, with a substratum of sand, gravel, rock and boulders, my also be present are algae and aquatic macrophytes (Ref. 118061).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Larson, H.K., R.K. Hadiaty and N. Hubert, 2017. A new species of the gobiid fish genus Pseudogobiopsis (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae) from Indonesia. Raffles Bull. Zool. 65:175-180. (Ref. 118061)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00338 - 0.01553), b=3.05 (2.87 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 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).
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