Ridens goby (Bryaninops ridens)

Scientific name: Bryaninops ridens Smith, 1959

Ridens goby (Bryaninops ridens)

The Ridens goby (Bryaninops ridens) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to Fiji and Tonga, north to the Yaeyama Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef. Ulithi in Micronesia.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bryaninops ridens
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
1.6
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Fiji and Tonga, north to the Yaeyama Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef. Ulithi in Micronesia.
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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