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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
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 0 - 25 m (Ref. 43682). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Cargados Carajos, Chagos Archipelago and Seychelles.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 43682)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 6 - 7; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 6 - 9; Afterflossenstacheln: 1; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 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.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | 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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.3 - 28.9, mean 27.6 °C (based on 141 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): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).