Wasp goby (Chriolepis vespa)

Scientific name: Chriolepis vespa Hastings & Bortone, 1981

Wasp goby (Chriolepis vespa)

The Wasp goby (Chriolepis vespa) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Northeastern Gulf of Mexico, Guyana.

Biology

Body yellow with 4 narrow olive bars with intervening saddles; no enlarged scales at caudal fin base.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chriolepis vespa
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.8
Depth range
183 m (600 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 183 - 183 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Northeastern Gulf of Mexico, Guyana.
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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