Cheekscaled frill-goby (Bathygobius cotticeps) fish species and information / pictures of Cheekscaled frill-goby - Bathygobius cotticeps

Cheekscaled frill-goby (Bathygobius cotticeps) fish species information

Scientific Name
Bathygobius cotticeps

Common Name
Cheekscaled frill-goby

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Depressed head. Young with broad dark saddles beneath dorsal fins, mottled to banded dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins that become dusky to black in adults (Ref. 1602).

Classification

Classified By
Steindachner, 1879
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Gobies (Gobiidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-Pacific
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan.
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
Unknown m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - ? m (Ref. 58302)
Trophic Level
3.43 s.e. 0.58 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
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
11.0 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
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (24 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