Poreless goby (Hetereleotris apora)

Scientific name: Hetereleotris apora Hoese & Winterbottom, 1979

Poreless goby (Hetereleotris apora)

The Poreless goby (Hetereleotris apora) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Sodwana Bay, South Africa and islands in the western Indian Ocean.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. 8 diffuse saddles on head and body.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hetereleotris apora
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Sodwana Bay, South Africa and islands in the western Indian Ocean.
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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