Philippines country information

Common names: Bia
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: USNM 260645 (Ref. 420). Taytay Bay, coral reef, spoon net, FRLM 12260, 12263. Also Ref. 48613.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kimura, S., 1995
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
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Common names from other countries

Goldmann's goby, Goldmann's sandy goby, Goldmann's sandygoby, ... more

Main reference

Murdy, E.O. and D.F. Hoese. 1985. (Ref. 420)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 6.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637); 4.7 cm TL (female)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 10 m (Ref. 86942)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 25°N - 30°S

Distribution

Western Pacific: Philippines to Fiji, north to Taiwan, south to northwestern Australia and southern Queensland. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 26. Upper pectoral fin rays entire. Nape with as many as 30 dark spots. A prominent diagonal, black line from posterior part of upper jaw to operculum. 4 broad, dark bands on abdomen; 2nd dorsal fin with 3-4 rows of black spots; pectoral fin clear, base with 2 small dusky spots. Predorsal cycloid scales 7-9, trunk ctenoid. In male, anal fin when appressed reaching almost the caudal fin; appressed 2nd dorsal fin overlapping caudal. Anal and 2nd dorsal fins of female when appressed reaching to within a distance of 2-3 scales of caudal fin (Ref. 420); longitudinal scale series 30-32; depth of body 4.9-5.6 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Found in sandy areas with both living coral and coral rubble, and from both moderately clear and turbid water (Ref. 48637).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.3 ±0.3 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (16 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Istigobius goldmanni (Bleeker, 1852)