Goateed goby (Barbulifer enigmaticus)

Scientific name: Barbulifer enigmaticus Joyeux, van Tassell & Macieira, 2009

Goateed goby (Barbulifer enigmaticus)

The Goateed goby (Barbulifer enigmaticus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Atlantic Ocean, Brazil: Esp?rito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, S?o Paulo.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 27. No scale anywhere on body; no basicaudal scales. A single short barbel on each side of head between the eye and upper jaw, directly below anterior nostril. A single median pair of short barbels on chin. No median barbel on snout. Cephalic head pores B'FH' + M'O' in small individuals, B'FH' + M'NO' in adults. D1 VII, D2 13(12-13), A 11(10-11), P 19(18-20).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Barbulifer enigmaticus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.4
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: Brazil: Esp?rito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, S?o Paulo.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
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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