Goggles (Hetereleotris zonata)

Scientific name: Hetereleotris zonata Fowler, 1934

Goggles (Hetereleotris zonata)

The Goggles (Hetereleotris zonata) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, India, South Africa, and Mauritius. Likely to occur in Seychelles.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hetereleotris zonata
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.5
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, India, South Africa, and Mauritius. Likely to occur in Seychelles.
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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