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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Pleurosicya: Greek, pleura = side, ribe + Greek, sikya, -as = cucumber (Ref. 45335); occidentalis: From the Latin for western, in reference to the western Indian Ocean distribution of this species (Ref. 43682).
More on author: Larson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 0 - 25 m (Ref. 43682). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Cargados Carajos, Chagos Archipelago and Seychelles.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 43682)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 6 - 7; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 6 - 9; Anale stekels: 1; Anale zachte stralen: 7 - 9. Slender member of Pleurosicya with a dense black spot on nape center; nape naked; gill opening restricted to pectoral base; tongue rounded, with pointed center (Ref. 43682). Caudal fin rounded.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Larson, H.K., 1990. A revision of the commensal gobiid fish genera Pleurosicya and Luposicya (Gobiidae), with descriptions of eight new species of Pleurosicya and discussion of related genera. Beagle, Rec. North. Territ. Mus. Arts Sci. 7(1):1-53. (Ref. 43682)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.3 - 28.9, mean 27.6 °C (based on 141 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).