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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Amblyopinae
Etymology: Biendongella: Named after the Vietnamese name of the South China Sea (Bien Dong, East Sea); iljini: Named for B.S. Iljin, author of classical works on systematics of gobies from the AzovBlack Sea and Caspian Sea basins.
Eponymy: Boris Sergeevich Iljin (1889–1958) was a Russian ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 97 - 119 m (Ref. 129446). Tropical
Western Pacific: Vietnam.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129446)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26; Anal soft rays: 27; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by its welldeveloped scales in the predorsal area and on the belly; 2 pterygiophores A before the first hemapophysis; no sagittal crest of skull and pupil in eye (Ref. 129446).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Prokofiev, A.M., 2015. An overview of gobies of the subfamily Amblyopinae (Gobiidae) from the Western South China Sea (Vietnam and Indonesia) and Pacific waters of the Philippines. J. Ichthyol. 55:783-791. (Ref. 129446)
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=0.00447 (0.00196 - 0.01016), b=2.98 (2.78 - 3.18), 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).