Dabra goby (Feia dabra)

Scientific name: Feia dabra Winterbottom, 2005

Dabra goby (Feia dabra)

The Dabra goby (Feia dabra) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, currently known only from Palau.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9. Distinguished from its congeners in having a strong dark bar on the body, beginning just anterior to the origin of the first dorsal fin and passing ventrally just behind the base of the pectoral fin; about equal in width to the eye diameter. It has a dark anteroventrally-directed wedge-shaped bar from the eye to the jaws; a similar, but better developed postero-ventrally-directed bar from the eye to the vicinity of the vertical limb of the preopercle; a small dark blotch spot or bar on the anteroventral margin of the opercle. There is a black blotch at the middle length of the upper pectoral fin rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Feia dabra
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
1.9
Depth range
0–24 m (0–79 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 24 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: currently known only from Palau.
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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