Africa rivergoby (Stenogobius kenyae)

Scientific name: Stenogobius kenyae Smith, 1959

Africa rivergoby (Stenogobius kenyae)

The Africa rivergoby (Stenogobius kenyae) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Africa, known from the Sabaki River, Kenya. Reported from Somalia to South Africa in waters entering the Indian Ocean.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Males with light stripe near 1st dorsal fin base. Cheek naked; opercle usually naked, may have few large scales; pectoral base naked; belly usually naked, may have few thin scales; breast usually naked, may have one to five scales; predorsal region fully scaled with large scales numbering 10 to 15; first dorsal fin with two parallel black bands on basal half of fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stenogobius kenyae
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: known from the Sabaki River, Kenya. Reported from Somalia to South Africa in waters entering the Indian Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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