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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Rhinogobius: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 79879). Subtropical
Asia: China (Minjiang basin in Fujian Prov.).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79879)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 26. Diagnosed from all other species of the genus Rhinogobius by the unique combination of the following characters: second dorsal fin with one spine and 8 rays; anal fin with one spine and 7 rays; pectoral fin with 16-17 rays; scale on longitudinal series 28-30; predorsal scales 3-5; vertebrae 26; body side with 6 clusters of blackish-brown marks in male, grayish-brown in female; scale pockets of lateral body with conspicuous deep brown margin in female but not distinct in male; caudal fin base with a median black spot; snout with a dorsal pair of broad bright red stripes; a lateral pair of broad bright red stripe below orbit reaching vertically to corner of upper lip; snout orange; cheek with 2 oblique, parallel deep brown lines in male but absent n female; branchiostegal membrane grayish brown with 9-10 rounded bright orange red spots in male but uniform grayish and spotless in female; first dorsal fin with broad median grayish-black band; basal region of pectoral fin grayish black with basal, semicircular creamy-yellow region in male, pale in female (Ref. 79879).
Inhabits shallow riffles with depth 30-60 cm, substratum composed of large pebbles and moderate to fast flowing water (Ref. 79879).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, I.-S. and P.J. Miller, 2008. Two new freshwater gobies of genus Rhinogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in Southern China, around the northern region of the South China sea. The Raffles Bull. Zool. 19:225-232. (Ref. 79879)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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): 3.2 ±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).
