Girdled goby (Priolepis cincta) fish species and information / pictures of Girdled goby - Priolepis cincta

Girdled goby (Priolepis cincta) fish species information

Scientific Name
Priolepis cincta

Common Name
Girdled goby

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9

Classification

Classified By
Regan, 1908
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Gobies (Gobiidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-West Pacific
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Tonga (Ref. 10753), north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef.
Range
32°N - 24°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
1 m
Depth To - meters
70 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 70 m (Ref. 2334), usually 1 - 30 m (Ref. 9002)
Trophic Level
3.27 s.e. 0.49 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
7.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 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 (19 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