Roosevelt's goby (Pycnomma roosevelti)

Scientific name: Pycnomma roosevelti Ginsburg, 1939

The Roosevelt's goby (Pycnomma roosevelti) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic.

Biology

Body pale with 6 irregular bands; dark bar at base of caudal fin; oblique dark bars on dorsal fins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pycnomma roosevelti
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.5
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic.
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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