Robust mangrove goby (Acentrogobius janthinopterus)

Scientific name: Acentrogobius janthinopterus Bleeker, 1852

Robust mangrove goby (Acentrogobius janthinopterus)

The Robust mangrove goby (Acentrogobius janthinopterus) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, Indonesia and western Australia. Western Pacific: Japan, Philippines and Indonesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acentrogobius janthinopterus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.5
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia and western Australia. Western Pacific: Japan, Philippines and Indonesia.
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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