Bay goby (Lepidogobius lepidus)

Scientific name: Lepidogobius lepidus Girard, 1858

Bay goby (Lepidogobius lepidus)

The Bay goby (Lepidogobius lepidus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Welcome Harbor, northern British Columbia, Canada to Isla Cedros, central Baja California, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16. Caudal ovally rounded, large.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lepidogobius lepidus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Depth range
201 m (659 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 201 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Welcome Harbor, northern British Columbia, Canada to Isla Cedros, central Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.13; tmax=7)

Sources

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

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