Yellow-green goby (Priolepis aureoviridis)

Scientific name: Priolepis aureoviridis Gosline, 1959

Yellow-green goby (Priolepis aureoviridis)

The Yellow-green goby (Priolepis aureoviridis) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Ant Atoll and Pohnpei in Micronesia. Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Atoll.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Greenish yellow-orange with faint thin dark bars.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Priolepis aureoviridis
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.4
Depth range
6–20 m (20–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 6 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Ant Atoll and Pohnpei in Micronesia. Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Atoll.
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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