Gladiator goby (Gladiogobius ensifer)

Scientific name: Gladiogobius ensifer Herre, 1933

Gladiator goby (Gladiogobius ensifer)

The Gladiator goby (Gladiogobius ensifer) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to western New Guinea, north to the Yaeyamas in the southern Ryukyus; Palau in Micronesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10. Large spine at lower posterior edge of preoperculum.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gladiogobius ensifer
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to western New Guinea, north to the Yaeyamas in the southern Ryukyus; Palau in Micronesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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