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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Rhinogobius: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); immaculatus: Name derived from Latin 'in' for without and 'maculatus' for spotted, referring to the absence of a black blotch on the anterior part of the first dorsal fin in adult males; an adjective.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 119419). Temperate
Distribution
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Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 119419)
Short description
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Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8; Vertebrae: 27. This species is most similar to Rhinogobius wuyanlingensis in number of vertebrae (27) and preopercular canal pores (2 or 0 vs. 2); differs by having fewer pectoral-fin rays 14-15 (vs. 17-18 in R. wuyanlingensis), fewer anal-fin rays I, 6-7 (vs. I, 8), fewer transverse scales 7-9, modally 8 (vs. 9-10); in males, anterior part of first dorsal fin without a black blotch (vs. present) and with branchiostegal membrane mostly reddish-orange, with irregular blotches posteriorly (vs. with red stripes) (Ref. 119419).
Occurs usually in shallow (10-50 cm deep) low-gradient streams (Ref. 119419).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Li, F., S. Li and J.-K. Chen, 2018. Rhinogobius immaculatus, a new species of freshwater goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Qiantang River, China. Zool. Res. 39(6):396-405. (Ref. 119419)
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 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00338 - 0.01553), b=3.05 (2.87 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±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).