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Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits) > Cheilobranchinae
Etymology: Posidonichthys: Taken from Poseidon, the sea god in ancient Greek, mithology + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Not an eponym, but named after the seagrass genus Posidonia. The clingfish is usually found living in this seagrass. The grass itself probably takes its name from the Greek god of the sea, Poseidon. Dr J Barry Hutchins (d: 1946) was Curator of Fishes at the Western Australian Museum (1998–2007), which he joined as a Technical Officer (1972) and where he worked until he retired. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Briggs.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 39361). Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Fiddler's Bay, south of Tamby Bay, South Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39361)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Found on leaves of Posidonia australis, a marine angiosperm. Appears to be most common from just beneath the surface down to about 2 m..
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Briggs, J.C., 1993. New genus and species of clingfish (Gobiesocidae) from Southern Australia. Copeia 1993(1):196-199. (Ref. 39361)
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): 15.3 - 22.5, mean 17.9 °C (based on 168 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.2 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).
