Tongareva goby (Cabillus tongarevae)

Scientific name: Cabillus tongarevae Fowler, 1927

Tongareva goby (Cabillus tongarevae)

The Tongareva goby (Cabillus tongarevae) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, islands in the Indian Ocean to the Hawaiian and Line islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and Tonga.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cabillus tongarevae
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.7
Depth range
9 m (30 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 9 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: islands in the Indian Ocean to the Hawaiian and Line islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and Tonga.
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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