Skilletfish (Gobiesox strumosus) fish species and information / pictures of Skilletfish - Gobiesox strumosus

Skilletfish (Gobiesox strumosus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Gobiesox strumosus

Common Name
Skilletfish

Biology
About 6 faint lines radiate from eye. 2 widely separated patches of papillae in central part of sucking disk (Ref. 26938).

Classification

Classified By

Cope, 1870

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Clingfishes (Gobiesociformes)

Family

Clingfishes and singleslits (Gobiesocidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Bermuda, New Jersey and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to southeastern Brazil; absent from Bahamas. Eastern Central Pacific: coastal lagoons and tidal flats of Sonora, Sinaloa and Nayarit, Mexico (Ref. 27659).

Range

41°N - 24°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

33 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 33 m (Ref. 26938), usually 0 - 1 m (Ref. 26938)

Trophic Level

3.21 s.e. 0.47 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

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

8.0 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

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated