Scientific Name
Stonogobiops xanthorhinica

Common Name
Yellownose prawn-goby

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 26. Eyes and mouth large. Angle of jaws 20-30 degrees. Heads pores absent. Scales on thorax and pectoral base absent to few small ones. Longitudinal scale series 75-92, transverse 19-23. Anterior part of head bright yellow; adults with dark head band ending on lower margin of preoperculum. 1st to 4th dorsal spines prolonged in adults; 2nd dorsal fin light blue with fine reticulum of yellow. Pectoral fins pointed. Palatine with tooth-like projections. Median predorsal region naked.

Classification

Classified By

Hoese & Randall, 1982

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Gobies (Gobiidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the northern Great Barrier Reef, and southern Japan. Replaced by Stonogobiops dracula in the Indian Ocean (Ref. 37816).

Range

35°N - 30°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

21 °C

Water Temperature To

27 °C

Depth From - meters

3 m

Depth To - meters

45 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 45 m (Ref. 397), usually 20 - 45 m (Ref. 397)

Trophic Level

3.25 s.e. 0.49 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

6.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5078 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (18 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated