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Gobiiformes (Gobies) > 
Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae						
							
							Etymology: Gnatholepis: Greek, gnathos = jaw + Greek,lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.						
					
				
					Environment: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range					
						Ecologia					
				
				
				
					marinhas; estuarina associadas(os) a recifes;  intervalo de profundidade 1 - 46 m (Ref. 11441). Tropical				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					Indo-Pacific:  Persian Gulf (Ref.80050) and Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Society islands.
				
				
			
			
				
					Tamanho / Peso / Idade
				
				
				
					Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 8.4 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 41653)				
				 
			
			
						
				
				
				
					Espinhos dorsais (total) : 6 - 7; Raios dorsais (total) : 11; Espinhos anais: 1; Raios anais : 11. Distinguished by the following characteristics: ctenoid scales on head, predorsal midline and pectoral fin base, distinct flap present at end of lower lip; at least three dark spots along first spine of first and second dorsal fins, followed by at least three rows of dark spots or short streaks, pectoral fin with rows of fine dark and white speckles; second dorsal and anal fin rays nearly always I,11; pectoral rays 14-17, modally 16; lateral scales 25-29, modally 27; predorsal scales 7-13, usually 9-10, mostly ctenoid, may be cycloid anteriorly or toward midline; body compressed, width at anus 11.9-28.1% (mean 15.2%) of SL; body stocky in appearance, body depth at anus 19.6-26.6%  of SL, body depth at first dorsal fin origin 14.3-27.7% of SL; head compressed, broader ventrally, slightly deeper than wide, HL 26.6-33.3% of SL; head depth at posterior preopercular margin 62.0-83.7% of HL; head width at posterior preopercular margin 53.7-82.2% of HL; head profile bluntly pointed; nape slightly convex behind eyes; mouth subterminal to nearly terminal, slightly oblique; jaws generally reaching to below anterior margin of eye; upper jaw length 32.0-41.5% of HL; upper lip smooth, narrower than lower, lower lip papillose close to teeth, with twist or fold posteriorly, forming triangular flap, lip interrupted at chin; eye moderate to relatively small in large specimens, dorsolateral, 22.7-30.5% of HL; preorbital width 18.2-27.8% of HL; snout bluntly pointed, 22.4-44.4% of HL; posterior naris round to almost triangular, close to anterior margin of eye; anterior naris in short tube, higher on posterior margin of eye, about level with middle of eye or somewhat ventral to it; interorbital narrow, 4.7-11.3% of HL; caudal peduncle compressed, length 12.9-18.6% (mean 16.1%) of SL; caudal peduncle depth 10.7-13.8% of SL (Ref. 92171).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Solitary or in loose groups in sand (Ref. 90102). Inhabits shallow coastal bays and estuaries on silty sandy substrates with sparse algae-reef or seagrasses (Ref. 48637).  Benthic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on organic matter and small invertebrates (Ref. 89972).			
			 
			
			
			
				
					Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento					
					Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas				
				
				
				
				Benthic spawner.				
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					Randall, J.E. and D.W. Greenfield, 2001. A preliminary review of the Indo-Pacific gobiid fishes of the genus Gnatholepis. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 69:1-17. (Ref. 41653)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Ameaça para os humanos  
				
				
				
					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
					Uso pelos humanos  				
				
				
					Pescarias: pouco comercial				
				
				
			
			
						
			
			
			
				
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					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				Preferred temperature (Ref. 
123201): 24.3 - 29, mean 27.7 °C (based on 808 cells).
				
				
					
					Índice de diversidade filogenética  (Ref. 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5010   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00444 - 0.02153), b=3.04 (2.85 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 
93245).
					
					Nível Trófico  (Ref. 
69278):  3.4   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives					
											
				
				
										
						Resiliência  (Ref. 
120179):  Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 
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						Nutrients  (Ref. 
124155):  Calcium = 133 [66, 296] mg/100g; Iron = 0.882 [0.415, 1.694] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.2, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.155 [0.068, 0.290] g/100g; Selenium = 23.3 [11.6, 57.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 117 [29, 421] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.85 [1.88, 4.34] mg/100g (wet weight);