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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Priolepis: Greek, prio = to saw + Greek,lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The etymology simply says: “Named after its native collector”, who was presumably a native of Curaçao, Dutch West Indies, named Hipólite/Hipolito. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 1 - 130 m (Ref. 26938). Tropical
Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to northern South America.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6937)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 6; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 9. Orange-red with poorly defined, dusky vertical bars (Ref. 26938). Usual color dull orange with narrow light bluish gray bars (8 on body including one at caudal base); median fins with rows of small orange spots (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found on shallow bottoms of coral reefs with clear water (Ref. 13628). Usually found on undersides of ledges and roofs of caves (Ref. 26938). Feeds on minute crustaceans (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Benthic spawner. Also Ref. 103751.
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 23.8 - 28, mean 26.7 °C (based on 332 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 226 [103, 561] mg/100g; Iron = 1.27 [0.60, 2.50] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.2, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.199 [0.076, 0.444] g/100g; Selenium = 35.9 [14.2, 83.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 126 [33, 454] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.83 [1.74, 4.41] mg/100g (wet weight);
