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Ptereleotris helenae (Randall, 1968)

Hovering goby
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> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Ptereleotrinae
Etymology: Ptereleotris: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Randall.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien rifbewoner; diepte 3 - 60 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical

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Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida, USA and throughout the Antilles (Ref. 7251), and Brazil (Ref. 40101).

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9710)

Korte beschrijving Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 6 - 7; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 22 - 24; Anale stekels: 1; Anale zachte stralen: 21 - 23. Body pale bluish-gray, with lavender overtones. Fins paler, greenish yellow; caudal fins rounded, moderately long. Mouth very oblique. Scales very small, about 145 in lateral series (Ref. 26938).

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Found on sandy or coral rubble bottoms (Ref. 9710). Inhabits 'U-shaped' burrows. Often in pairs. Feeds on zooplankton. Hovers head down near burrow (Ref. 9710). Monogamous (Ref. 52884).

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Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884).

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Randall, J.E., 1996. Caribbean reef fishes. Third Edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p. (Ref. 13442)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 March 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 26.4 - 28.1, mean 27.5 °C (based on 178 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 110 [58, 186] mg/100g; Iron = 0.815 [0.490, 1.359] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [17.0, 19.1] %; Omega3 = 0.101 [0.057, 0.181] g/100g; Selenium = 31.3 [14.7, 65.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 207 [72, 626] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.83 [1.22, 2.58] mg/100g (wet weight);