Warthead goby (Paragobiodon modestus)

Scientific name: Paragobiodon modestus Regan, 1908

Warthead goby (Paragobiodon modestus)

The Warthead goby (Paragobiodon modestus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to Marshall Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to eastern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Color pattern similar to P. echinocephalus (i.e. reddish orange head an black body and fins), but has shorter papillae on head. Midline of belly naked. Transverse scales 10-11. Mouth strongly curved downward; lips thick; chin heavy and square. Entire nape naked. Opercles with short, soft prickles or fibrils which also occur from lower margin of preopercles to mouth; ventrals also covered with similar prickles; dorsal fins very close together; dorsal base discontinuous; 2nd dorsal higher than 1st, posterior rays elongated; anal similar to 2nd dorsal but lower; caudal rounded; pectoral broad; ventrals cup-like, frenum bilobed.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paragobiodon modestus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.5
Depth range
9 m (30 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 9 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Marshall Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to eastern Australia.
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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