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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Istigobius: Greek, istios = sail + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Charles Francis Spence (1907–1982) was a businessman in Mozambique, the type locality, whom Smith thanked for providing personal assistance. Spence later published: The Portuguese Colony of Moçambique: an Economic Survey (1951). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser; brackwasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 1 - 12 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 15°N - 40°S
Indo-Pacific: Mozambique, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and Micronesia; undoubtedly more widespread.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 1602)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 7; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 10 - 11; Afterflossenstacheln: 1; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 9 - 10; Wirbelzahl: 26. Pectoral fin rays entire. Predorsal cycloid scale 7-10, ctenoid on trunk. Few spots on nape; a dusky line running from eye dorsal to sensory pore path, ending at or before pectoral fin base; wavy brown lines on the snout. Pelvic and distal part of anal fins darker in males than in females. Appressed anal fin reaching within a distance of 1-2 scales of caudal fin in male, 2-4 scales in female; appressed 2nd dorsal slightly overlapping caudal in male. Some males exhibit 3-4 vertical bars on abdomen and 2-3 horizontal bars in 1st dorsal fin (Ref. 420); longitudinal scale series 30-32; no scales on cheek and opercle; body depth 4.9-6.1 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: circular.
Occurs in turbid coastal areas near river mouths at less than 1 m to at least 12 m, Ref. 48637.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Genital papilla of male reaching anal spine. Female genital papilla truncate, ending well before origin of anal fin.
Murdy, E.O. and D.F. Hoese, 1985. Revision of the gobiid fish genus Istigobius. Indo-Pac. Fish. (4):41 p. (Ref. 420)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.7 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 2615 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [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
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 139 [69, 301] mg/100g; Iron = 0.849 [0.417, 1.558] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.7, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.153 [0.067, 0.292] g/100g; Selenium = 16.6 [8.1, 37.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 145 [39, 485] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.53 [1.67, 3.75] mg/100g (wet weight);
