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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Opua: A harbour in N. Zealand; in maorí; o = the place of + Pua = flower. It also exists the Hawaiian word opua = the house that catches the rain to substain our bodies; a poetic name for "clouds".
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 169 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical; 28°N - 4°N
Pacific Ocean: Marshall Islands and Hawaiian Islands.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 28618)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 6 - 7; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 8; Espinhos anais: 1; Raios anais moles: 9. SL to about 40 mm.
Lives in shallow protected waters (Ref. 1602). Benthic on silty sand or mud (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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