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Eponymy: Dr George Sprague Myers (1905–1985), an American ichthyologist, bio-geographer and herpetologist, was Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Stanford, California. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 6 - 25 m (Ref. 90102). Temperate
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and Reunion to Indonesia and the Philippines, north to southern Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11441)
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. Characterized by white body color; six ventrally tapered , brown bars/saddles, head with yellow spots; presence of pale-edged black spot at base of first dorsal fin between first and third spine; orange-brown spots on soft dorsal and upper part of caudal fin; anal fin and lower lobe of caudal fin with blue streaks; all dorsal fins filamentous except last spine of first dorsal fin; united pelvic fins, frenum present; longitudinal scale series 80-101; head without scales; greatest depth of body 5.8-6.3 in SL; oblong or rounded caudal fin, longer than head length (Ref. 90102).
Found in fine silt bottoms of coastal reefs in 6-25 m (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Winterbottom, R., 2002. A redescription of Cryptocentrus crocatus Wongratana, a redefinition of Myersina Herre (Acanthopterygii; Gobiidae), a key to the species, and comments on relationships. Ichthyol. Res. 49:69-75. (Ref. 41718)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 17.8 - 29.2, mean 28.2 °C (based on 2316 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00537 (0.00333 - 0.00866), b=3.01 (2.87 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±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).
