Toothy goby (Pleurosicya mossambica)

Scientific name: Pleurosicya mossambica Smith, 1959

Toothy goby (Pleurosicya mossambica)

The Toothy goby (Pleurosicya mossambica) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to Fiji and the Marquesan Islands, north to southern Japan, south to southeast Australia and New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Pale reddish in color. Gill rakers rudimentary. Transverse scales 7. Mouth large, maxillary extending to vertical from midline to eye. Midline of predorsal and nape naked but scaled on either side. Median fins low; first dorsal roughly triangular and shorter than anterior rays of second dorsal, which is quite low posteriorly. Pectoral large, extending to below gap between dorsal fins. Ventral fins large, frenum fimbriate.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pleurosicya mossambica
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.0
Depth range
2–30 m (7–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Fiji and the Marquesan Islands, north to southern Japan, south to southeast Australia and New Caledonia.
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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