Mahidolia mystacina, Flagfin prawn goby : fisheries, aquarium

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Mahidolia mystacina (Valenciennes, 1837)

Flagfin prawn goby
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> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Mahidolia: Named for His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol of Songkla, for his interest in the fishes and fisheries of Siam (Smith, 1932 original publication).
Eponymy: Mahidol Adulyadej (1892–1929), Prince of Songkla, was honoured for his interest in the fishes and fisheries of Siam (Thailand). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 5 - 20 m (Ref. 86942), usually 5 - 20 m (Ref. 37816). Tropical; 32°N - 20°S

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Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique (Ref. 2798) and east to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan (?), south to northern Australia and Samoa.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9710)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 9. Characterized by generally pale grey to yellowish body color; about six slightly diagonal bands on body; head with orange spots; usually with one or more black spots on first dorsal fin; variable coloration of fins; first dorsal fin, fan like; united pelvic fins, frenum present; longitudinal scale series 33-37; head without scales; greatest depth of body 3.9-4.4 in SL; rounded caudal fin, about equal to head length (Ref. 90102).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Occurs in silty coastal bays (Ref. 9710). Enters estuaries (Ref. 4343) and freshwater tidal zone habitats (Ref. 12693). Found on muddy bottom at the base of the reef at Toguan Bay, Guam. Uses the burrow of a mottled brown alpheid prawn with two or more short white saddles or spots. Lives coastal sand and mud habitats from shallow estuaries to moderate depths on slopes (Ref. 48637).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Referencia 123201): 25.9 - 29.1, mean 28.3 °C (based on 818 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  4.0   ±0.65 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 147 [71, 314] mg/100g; Iron = 0.777 [0.381, 1.547] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [16.5, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.111 [0.045, 0.229] g/100g; Selenium = 21.1 [8.3, 56.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 145 [38, 510] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.21 [1.35, 3.34] mg/100g (wet weight);