Vermiculated goby (Gobiosoma spes)

Scientific name: Gobiosoma spes Ginsburg, 1939

The Vermiculated goby (Gobiosoma spes) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Panama, and Venezuela.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gobiosoma spes
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.1
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Panama, and Venezuela.
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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