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Etymology: Priolepis: Greek, prio = to saw + Greek,lepis = scale (Ref. 45335); latifascima: From the Latin lati, meaning broad, fasc, band, and ima, end, referring to the last bar on the head which is wider than the others; noun in apposition.
More on authors: Winterbottom & Burridge.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 9018). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: restricted to Japan and Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9018)
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7. No frenum, reduced scalation, lacking scales on the breast and dorsally from the top of the pectoral fin base to end of the second dorsal fin base, the opercular and pectoral bar joining at a level with the eye, with the pectoral bar 1.5-2 times wider than the opercular bar, the first to fourth dorsal spines elongate, and eight dorsal-rays.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Winterbottom, R. and M. Burridge, 1993. Revision of the species of Priolepis possessing a reduced transverse pattern of cheek papillae and no predorsal scales (Teleostei; Gobiidae). Can. J. Zool. 71:494-514. (Ref. 9018)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 21.4 - 26.6, mean 24.2 °C (based on 125 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00477 - 0.02194), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).