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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Pseudogobiopsis: Greek, pseudes = false + Latin, gobius = gudgeon + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Nichols.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 2°S - 3°S
Asia: known only from 10 specimens collected in 1939 by an American expedition to the Mamberamo River, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2847)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 10 - 16. Distinguished by the following characteristics: first dorsal VI; second dorsal I,7; anal I,6-7, pectoral rays 14-16, segmented caudal rays 17; caudal ray pattern 9/8; branched caudal rays 14-15, in 7/7 pattern; longitudinal scale count 23-25; TRB 7-8; predorsal scale count 2-9; circumpeduncular scales 12; gill rakers on outer face of first arch 2+6, 2+7; vertebrae 10+16; neural spine of second vertebra slightly expanded at tip or all pointed; body slender, compressed (Ref. 80545).
Found away from the main flow, around the edge of small pools to about 10 cm depth; seen solitary or in loose groups of 2-4 individuals, generally resting on sand or rocky substrate (Ref. 80545).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00444 - 0.02153), b=3.04 (2.85 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).