American shadow goby (Quietula y-cauda)

Scientific name: Quietula y-cauda Jenkins & Evermann, 1889

The American shadow goby (Quietula y-cauda) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Morro Bay in central California, USA to the Gulf of California.

Biology

Found in mud flats of lagoons and river mouths. Sometimes occurs in worm or shrimp burrows. Oviparous. Males guard the eggs which are found attached to the walls of burrows.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Quietula y-cauda
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Morro Bay in central California, USA to the Gulf of California.
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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