Vanderhorstia supersaiyan, Supersaiyan goby

Vanderhorstia supersaiyan Koeda, Hirasaka & Sato, 2025

Supersaiyan goby
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: supersaiyan: Name 'supersaiyan' from the fictional transformation from the 'Dragon Ball' manga series, in reference to the unique bright yellow stripes and blotches of the new species similar to the golden yellow hair and aura of the character. A noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Professor Cornelius Jan van der Horst (1889–1951) was a Dutch zoologist who moved to South Africa (1928) and became Head of the Zoology Department, Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 210 m (Ref. 138335). Subtropical

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Northwest Pacific: Japan.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138335)

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: fewer than 45 longitudinal scales' two distinct yellow longitudinal stripes on the second dorsal, anal, and caudal fins; yellow spots scattered from occipit to dorsum of body; distinct yellow blotches and yellow upper margin on first dorsal fin; four faint yellowish-brown diamond-shaped lateral blotches on body; light brown coloration on cheek; dorsal-fin soft rays 11; anal-fin soft rays 11; longitudinal scales 32; predorsal-fin scales 12; caudal peduncle length 15.3% SL; length of longest second dorsal-fin ray 19.5% SL; snout length 24.4% HL; eye diameter 30.0% HL; preorbital depth 9.2% HL; fleshy dorsal margin of eyes contiguous with each other; dorsal-fin spines not filamentous; pelvic fins with complete connecting frenum; outer margin of caudal fin rounded; and recorded body size 77.0 mm SL (Ref. 138335).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Koeda, K., H. Hirasaka and M. Sato, 2025. Vanderhorstia supersaiyan, sp. nov. (Perciformes: Gobiidae) collected from the twilight zone off Ishigaki‑jima Island, Okinawa, Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 1-7. (Ref. 138335)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00477 - 0.02194), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±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). 🛈