Dark coral goby (Paragobiodon melanosomus)

Scientific name: Paragobiodon melanosomus Bleeker, 1852

The Dark coral goby (Paragobiodon melanosomus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Madagascar to New Guinea; north to Ryukyu Islands; south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; all of Micronesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9. Body uniformly black. SL to 31 mm.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paragobiodon melanosomus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar to New Guinea; north to Ryukyu Islands; south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; all of Micronesia.
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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