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Istigobius diadema (Steindachner, 1876)

Spectacled sandgoby
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Istigobius: Greek, istios = sail + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous (Ref. 46888); depth range 0 - 6 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

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Asia and Oceania: India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7050)

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Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Characterized by pale grey to brownish body color grading to white on lower half; dark brown scale margins forming honeycomb pattern; presence of narrow dark brown to blackish stripe from rear edge of eye to above base of pectoral fin; dorsal and lower part of caudal fins with dark spotting; fully united pelvic fins with well developed frenum; rounded caudal fin, about equal to head length; longitudinal scale series 32-38; predorsal scales 12-16, reaching interorbital space; ctenoid body scales, becoming cycloid anterior to pectoral and pelvic fins; scales absent on cheek, 1-2 rows on anterodorsal part of operculum; depth of body 4.7-6.4 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits sand or mud bottoms of estuaries and sheltered shoreline reefs in 0-6 m (Ref. 90102).

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Genital papilla of male sometimes heavily pigmented, reaching anal spine. Genital papilla of female truncate, ending well short of anal spine.

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Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo, 1993. Freshwater fishes of Western Indonesia and Sulawesi. Periplus Editions, Hong Kong. 221 p. (Ref. 7050)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 2826 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5010   [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):  3.4   ±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).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 292 [148, 635] mg/100g; Iron = 1.07 [0.55, 2.08] mg/100g; Protein = 16.9 [15.0, 18.5] %; Omega3 = 0.135 [0.046, 0.326] g/100g; Selenium = 28.5 [11.9, 64.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 55.2 [16.3, 161.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.64 [1.80, 3.93] mg/100g (wet weight);