Slender spongegoby (Phyllogobius platycephalops)

Scientific name: Phyllogobius platycephalops Smith, 1964

Slender spongegoby (Phyllogobius platycephalops)

The Slender spongegoby (Phyllogobius platycephalops) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Mozambique. Western Central Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Translucent, very finely dotted with red or black; two indistinct longitudinal rows of reddish dashes on back and one along lateral line; red line from upper lip to eye; a U-shaped reddish mark on each side of occiput behind eye. Caudal fin rounded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Phyllogobius platycephalops
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique. Western Central Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef.
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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