Tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi)

Scientific name: Eucyclogobius newberryi Girard, 1856

Tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi)

The Tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Del Norte County in northern California, USA to Del Mar in southern California.

Biology

Inhabits coastal lagoons and brackish bays at mouth of freshwater streams. IS subjected to wide variation in salinity (1-28 ppt.) and temperature (9-25?C) both within and among habitat types. The substrate and vegetation can also differ among lagoon, creek and marsh habitats. Feeds mainly on crustaceans, dipteran larvae, gastropods, and invertebrate eggs. Oviparous. Males construct nesting burrows.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eucyclogobius newberryi
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.7
Common length
4.3
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Del Norte County in northern California, USA to Del Mar in southern California.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (A1c+2c)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=1)

Sources

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

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