Blue-barred ribbon goby (Oxymetopon cyanoctenosum) fish species and information / pictures of Blue-barred ribbon goby - Oxymetopon cyanoctenosum

Blue-barred ribbon goby (Oxymetopon cyanoctenosum) fish species information

Scientific Name
Oxymetopon cyanoctenosum

Common Name
Blue-barred ribbon goby

Biology
Found on deep mud slopes (Ref. 9710, 48637). Lives in pairs in burrows (Ref. 9710).

Classification

Classified By
Klausewitz & Cond?, 1981
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Dartfishes (Ptereleotridae)

Distribution

Region
Western Pacific
Distribution
Western Pacific: Indonesia (Ref. 9710) and Philippines.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
24 °C
Water Temperature To
27 °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
35 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 35 m (Ref. 27115), usually 10 - 35 m (Ref. 27115)
Trophic Level
3.46 s.e. 0.45 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
20.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5312 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 (10 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated