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Etymology: ulbubunitj: Named ulbubunitj for the Ulbu Bunidj clan in Arnhem Land (at the suggestion of senior Traditional Owner Jonathan Nadji); noun in apposition,.
Eponymy: Dr David Eggleston was Fisheries Research Officer at the Fisheries Research Station, Hong Kong. [...] Not a true eponym as named for a people; the Ulbu Bunitj clan in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, where the goby occurs. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 16 m (Ref. 95099). Tropical; 26°C - 28°C (Ref. 95099)
Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95099)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: small, slender and round-headed, with small eyes, long pointed caudal fin and 3-7 pectoral-fin rays free from membrane; D2 I,10; A I,10; pectoral-fin rays 19-21; longitudinal scales 22-25; TRB 7-9; the side of head naked, predorsal scales 9-12, extending forward to behind eyes; eyes are small and dorsolateral; interorbital broad and convex; jaws oblique, with small caniniform teeth; no head pores; reduced papillae pattern on head arranged in mostly longitudinal pattern, the papillae often pointed, fleshy and may be on short raised ridges. When alive, the eyes silver, head and body colour pale yellowish-white, with six or seven indistinct dusky bands across nape and sides, and a large oval black spot on posterior part of first dorsal fin (Ref. 95099).
Specimens were collected by a 2-meter beam trawl or small dredge over (and occasionally
in) very soft to firm mud (sometimes with broken shell and plant detritus such as drifts of leaves), at depths of 1-16 m. Water quality varied with the tide, from 25.8-28.4°C and 28.0-30.3 ppt‰ salinity. Reported to co-occur with estuarine fishes such as small polynemids, juvenile sciaenids,
engraulids and cynoglossids in this soft-substrate habitat (Ref. 95099).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Larson, H.K., 2013. A new species of Egglestonichthys from northern Australian estuaries (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiinae). aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 19(3):147-154. (Ref. 95099)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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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): 3.1 ±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).
