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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Eponymy: Professor Cornelius Jan van der Horst (1889–1951) was a Dutch zoologist who moved to South Africa (1928) and became Head of the Zoology Department, Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg. [...] Dr Robert Friedrich Wilhelm Mertens (1894–1975) was a Russia-born German herpetologist who moved to Germany (1912) and earned his doctorate at the University of Lepzig (1915). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 2 - 50 m (Ref. 9710), usually 2 - 10 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 27115)
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Japan. Reported from Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef (Ref. 9710). Introduced to the Mediterranean (Ref. 94612, 95871, 96570).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710)
Occurs in coastal reefs, on sand or mud (Ref. 9710). Hovers near the entrance of burrows (Ref. 9710). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 127989.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.6 - 29.2, mean 28 °C (based on 1944 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00339 - 0.01546), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).