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Etymology: Glossogobius: Greek, glossa = tongue + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa and Asia: South Africa and Oman.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129114)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 27. This species belonging to the G. giuris complex is distinguished from G. giuris sensu stricto by each of the sensory papilla lines being composed of single rows (vs. 2-3 rows or more in several lines), absence or very short (often only a few papillae long) sensory papilla line 6 (vs. row 6 always present and long), lower pre-dorsal scale counts 7-16 (vs. 15-24), gill rakers on outer face of first arch 1+1+9-11 usually 1+1+10 (vs. 1-2+1+6-9, usually 1-2+1+7-8) (Ref. 129114).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Al Jufaili, S., H.R. Esmaeili, G. Sayyadzadeh, A.H. Masoumi and H.K. Larson, 2022. Redescription of the goby Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) and assignment of Oman Glossogobius populations: a morpho-molecular approach. Zootaxa 5133(4):543-554. (Ref. 129114)
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 (0.00339 - 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).