Goldspot goby (Gnatholepis thompsoni)

Scientific name: Gnatholepis thompsoni Jordan, 1904

The Goldspot goby (Gnatholepis thompsoni) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bermuda, Florida (USA), and the Bahamas to northern South America. Eastern Atlantic: Ascension and St. Helena; Sao Tome Island.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. With two indistinct brownish orange stripes, the first running from behind eye to above pectoral base; second stripe beginning at front of opercle and running to pectoral base; a vertical brownish orange line at top of iris and running ventrally from eye.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Gnatholepis thompsoni
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 8.2
Depth range: 0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 50 m, usually 5 - 32 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (USA), and the Bahamas to northern South America. Eastern Atlantic: Ascension and St. Helena; Sao Tome 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.)