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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: aethon: Name from the ancient Greek Aethon, one of the four horses of the sun god Helios; noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Susan Lee Jewett (formerly Susan J Karnella) (d: 1945). (Also see Jewett & Susan (Jewett)). In the genus’ name, ‘Sue’ is attached to Eviota, a related genus. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 53 m (Ref. 132107). Tropical
West Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Saudi Arabia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132107)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: cephalic sensory-canal pores absent; D VI-I,8-9, no filamentous spines; A I,7-8; pelvic fin I,5, rays 1-4 branched, fifth ray unbranched or with two branches, elongate (77–88% of fourth) and flattened towards the tips if unbranched, fourth ray longest; well-developed pelvic fin membrane fully joining fifth pelvic fin rays, no frenum; pectoral fin rays 14-15, some branched; body robust and deep, anterior slope of snout nearly vertical giving the head a blunt profile, terminal mouth inclined vertically forming a 72° angle to horizontal body axis (Ref. 132107).
Collected from crustose coralline algae (CCA) covered roofs of small caves with lots of holes, using clove oil and hand netp; rotenone was also used for some collections. Six specimens were collected from a single mass sampling at a CCA-covered wall with small crevices and holes and one of the specimens analyzed in this study was collected from exposed offshore reefs.The species may be more common at similar mesophotic depths, but further collections are needed to confirm this (Ref. 132107).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nunes Peinemann, V., L. PomboAyora, L. Tornabene and M.L.
(2024) Berumen, 2024. The Grumpy dwarfgoby, a new species of Sueviota (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from the Red Sea. ZooKeys 1212:17–28. (Ref. 132107)
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].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±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).
