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Etymology: Stonogobiops: Greek, stonos, -ou = groan + Latin, gobius = gudgeon + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335); yasha: Name means a traditional female devil in Japan; referring to large prevomerine teeth of this goby.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 40 m (Ref. 40962). Temperate
Western Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 27. Body white, with 3 reddish-orange stripes. Head with 2 median cephalic sensory pores. First dorsal fin extremely long, with longest spine, 64-109% SL; first 2 spines and membrane white. Black spot on middle of first dorsal fin distally. Second dorsal fin rays I, 10-12. Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 40962); characterized further by: united pelvic fins, well developed frenum present; longitudinal scale series 82-96; head without scales; cycloid scales covering body, somewhat embedded; greatest depth of body 6.3-7.4 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Occurs in the outer reef slopes; often found in pairs, hovering a few centimeters above the sandy bottom at the entrance to its burrow. Symbiotic with the red-and-white barred shrimp, Alpheus randalli (Ref. 40962).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Yoshino, T. and K. Shimada, 2001. Stonogobiops yasha, a new shrimp-associated goby from Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 48(4):405-408. (Ref. 40962)
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): 24.7 - 28.9, mean 27.6 °C (based on 100 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [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).