Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby (Favonigobius reichei)

Scientific name: Favonigobius reichei Bleeker, 1853

Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby (Favonigobius reichei)

The Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby (Favonigobius reichei) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, East Africa to the Philippines, north to Japan, south to northern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Body with small spots; sides with 4-5 groups of black spots, last spot on caudal peduncle often paired without a vertical bar at caudal base; median fins spotted; paired fins pale. Large males with dusky 1st dorsal, anal and pelvic fins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Favonigobius reichei
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.3
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Philippines, north to Japan, south to northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt)
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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