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Etymology: gomezi: Named for Dr. Edgardo D. Gomez, former director of the Marine Sciences Institute, University of the Philippines.
Eponymy: Dr Edgardo Dizon Gomez (1938-2019) was a Filipino biologist who was National Scientist of the Philippines (2014). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 8 - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Distribuzione
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Western Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 90102)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 6 - 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 10. Characterized by pale grey to whitish body with orange spots on head; six blotches at lower side of body; upper half of body with brown mottling; brown basal blotch at posterior part of first dorsal fin; dorsal rays VI+I,10; anal rays I,10; pectoral rays 15; pelvic rays I,5; longitudinal scale series 47-56; gill rakers rudimentary, 1-2; circumpeduncular scales 16-17; head, nape and pectoral area without scales; ctenoid scales on body becoming cycloid on belly, breast and side anterior to level of about middle of first dorsal fin; absence of posterior oculoscapular canal and associated pores; moderately elongate body, depth 5.1-5.8 at pelvic fin origin; opening of gill extending forward to vertical at posterior edge of preopercle; elevated first dorsal fin, no filamentous spines, third spine longest, 3.6-4.3 in SL; ovate caudal fin with rounded margin, 3.0-3.4 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Inhabits sandy bottoms in sheltered water at depths ranging between 8-15 m (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 28.5 - 29.2, mean 28.8 °C (based on 333 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).