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Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Gobiodon: Latin, gobius = gudgeon + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); cobenjaminsis: Name 'cobenjaminsis' from Latin word 'co' meaning 'with' or 'together', 'sis' from Greek for a process or action, and 'benjamin' in honor of the contributions of the Benjamin family in the field station set-up and marine conservation efforts in Kimbe Bay.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Papua New Guinea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 133118)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D VI, I,10; A I,10; naked head and body; obvious groove between the isthmus and interopercle; body compressed and deep (depth at pelvic fin origin 39.4-45.0% of SL); rounded head in adults; dorsal fins fused with membrane; caudal peduncle relatively deep (15.5-18.7% of SL); long caudal fin (22.2-29.3% of SL); absence of post symphysial teeth, dentary elongate and recurved; teeth of two to three various sizes in several rows; cheek papillae elongate; adult orange-brown in colour with black margins on all fins except pectoral fins; black spot on the upper opercular margin; fins lighter in colour than body, with lighter oblique patch on cheek and 3-4 lighter bands on facial area (Ref. 133118).
Cross section: compressed.
Facultative air-breathing in the genus; Gobiodon cobenjaminsis inhabits the coral Acropora elseyi (Ref. 133118).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hildebrandt, C.A., C.Y.M. Froehlich, O.B. Brodnicke, S. Klanten, P.R. Møller and M.Y.L. Wong, 2024. Two new species of Gobiodon (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the IndoPacific, with notes on South Pacific and Indian Ocean populations of Gobiodon spadix Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 72:488-510. (Ref. 133118)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 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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