Red Sea goby (Silhouettea aegyptia)

Scientific name: Silhouettea aegyptia Chabanaud, 1933

Red Sea goby (Silhouettea aegyptia)

The Red Sea goby (Silhouettea aegyptia) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea, including the Suez Canal.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Silhouettea aegyptia
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.4
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, including the Suez Canal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=2; Fec=152)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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