Eyebar goby (Gnatholepis cauerensis cauerensis)

Scientific name: Gnatholepis cauerensis cauerensis Bleeker, 1853

The Eyebar goby (Gnatholepis cauerensis cauerensis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Transkei, South Africa and through most Indian Ocean islands to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Society islands, south to Rapa Island.

Biology

A common species that occurs in sheltered sandy areas from reef flats to seaward reefs; over sandy bottoms near pieces of rubble, rock, or coral

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Species facts

Scientific name: Gnatholepis cauerensis cauerensis
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 6.0
Depth range: 0–48 m (0–157 ft)
Environment: Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 48 m, usually 2 - 20 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Transkei, South Africa and through most Indian Ocean islands to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Society islands, south to Rapa Island.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)