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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.
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 2 - 10 m (Ref. 90102). Subtropical
Western Pacific: Japan to Singapore and Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Characterized by brown body color; breast and abdomen whitish in color; stripe from eye to upper caudal peduncle, white to yellowish; white stripe below eye to edge of preopercle; second dorsal fin with orange spots; anal fin yellow with brown submarginal stripe; pelvic fins brown; caudal fin yellow with pinkish red streaks (Ref. 90102).
Seen hovering over holes. Associated with Alpheus djiboutensis. Found in sand and silt bottoms of sheltered reefs in 2-10 m (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.2 - 29.3, mean 28.7 °C (based on 1792 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 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).