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Common names: Bia, Paku
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded in Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276). Also Ref. 1602, 9360.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Werner, T.B. and G.R. Allen, 2000
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Classification / Names

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

Gobie hector, 赫氏钝鰕虎鱼, Bia, ... more

Main reference

Myers, R.F. 1991. (Ref. 1602)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 8.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 30 m (Ref. 90102), usually 5 - 20 m (Ref. 27115)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 22°C - 30°C (Ref. 27115), preferred ?; 30°N - 22°S, 32°E - 175°E

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Aldabra, Seychelles, Ryukyu Islands, Yaeyama Islands; Palau, Truk, and Pohnpei in Micronesia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16. Has a similar pattern to that of A. rainfordi, but is bluish-black rather than green, with yellow longitudinal stripes and a chain of ocelli from the base of the second dorsal fin to the upper caudal rays (Ref.1602 ); characterized by having elongate and filamentous first two dorsal spines in adult; united pelvic fins, frenum present; rounded caudal fin, usually slightly shorter than HL; longitudinal scale series 65-70; ctenoid body scales, becoming cycloid anterior to posterior part of first dorsal fin; head scaleless; depth of body 4.6-5.0 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Inhabits sheltered bays and inner reefs on fine rubble shaded by large living corals (Ref. 48637). Occurs solitarily, hovering a short distance above sandy bottoms of reef bases. Stomach contents of one specimen comprise of filamentous algae, harpacticoid copepods, ostracods, amphipods, and nematodes (Ref. 9360).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

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 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
2.1 ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.

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

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (23 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Koumansetta hectori (Smith, 1957)