Cocos frill-goby (Bathygobius cocosensis) fish species and information / pictures of Cocos frill-goby - Bathygobius cocosensis

Cocos frill-goby (Bathygobius cocosensis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Bathygobius cocosensis

Common Name
Cocos frill-goby

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. 6-8 elongate black spots on its mid sides which are mottled in females and have numerous longitudinal lines in males.

Classification

Classified By
Bleeker, 1854
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Gobies (Gobiidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-Pacific
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Johnston, Marquesas and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and Rapa Islands; Marianas and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. Misidentified as Bathygobius fuscus in Hawaii (Ref. 7490).
Range
32°N - 28°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
0 m
Depth To - meters
10 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 48637)
Trophic Level
3.46 s.e. 0.59 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
10.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated