Plicata ghost goby (Pleurosicya plicata)

Scientific name: Pleurosicya plicata Larson, 1990

Plicata ghost goby (Pleurosicya plicata)

The Plicata ghost goby (Pleurosicya plicata) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Chagos Archipelago to Papua New Guinea, north to the Philippines, south to northwestern Australia. Recently recorded from Tonga.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pleurosicya plicata
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.5
Depth range
10–32 m (33–105 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 32 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Chagos Archipelago to Papua New Guinea, north to the Philippines, south to northwestern Australia. Recently recorded from Tonga.
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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