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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: gomezi: Named for Dr. Edgardo D. Gomez, former director of the Marine Sciences Institute, University of the Philippines.
Eponymy: Dr Edgardo Dizon Gomez (1938-2019) was a Filipino biologist who was National Scientist of the Philippines (2014). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

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Western Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)

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Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10. Characterized by pale grey to whitish body with orange spots on head; six blotches at lower side of body; upper half of body with brown mottling; brown basal blotch at posterior part of first dorsal fin; dorsal rays VI+I,10; anal rays I,10; pectoral rays 15; pelvic rays I,5; longitudinal scale series 47-56; gill rakers rudimentary, 1-2; circumpeduncular scales 16-17; head, nape and pectoral area without scales; ctenoid scales on body becoming cycloid on belly, breast and side anterior to level of about middle of first dorsal fin; absence of posterior oculoscapular canal and associated pores; moderately elongate body, depth 5.1-5.8 at pelvic fin origin; opening of gill extending forward to vertical at posterior edge of preopercle; elevated first dorsal fin, no filamentous spines, third spine longest, 3.6-4.3 in SL; ovate caudal fin with rounded margin, 3.0-3.4 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Inhabits sandy bottoms in sheltered water at depths ranging between 8-15 m (Ref. 90102).

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Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)

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

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 August 2023

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 28.5 - 29.2, mean 28.8 °C (based on 333 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [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).

Tomiyamichthys gomezi Allen & Erdmann, 2012