Beaufort's goby (Stenogobius beauforti)

Scientific name: Stenogobius beauforti Weber, 1907

The Beaufort's goby (Stenogobius beauforti) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Asia and Oceania, northern coast of the island of New Guinea east of Djajapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11. A small species; eyes appear to face slightly upward; jaw length only slightly sexually dimorphic; predorsal midline fully scaled, 13 to 19.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stenogobius beauforti
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.8
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia and Oceania: northern coast of the island of New Guinea east of Djajapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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