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Etymology: klausewitzi: Named for W. Klausewitz.
Eponymy: Charlotte ‘Lotte’ Hildregard Hass née Baierl (1928–2015) was an Austrian diver, model and actress. [...] Dr Wolfgang Klausewitz (1922–2018) was a German zoologist, ichthyologist and marine biologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 50 m (Ref. 90832). Tropical
Western Pacific: from Japan (Ryukyus) to Papua New Guinea (Bismark Archipelago) and south to Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90832)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. Distinguished by the following characters: dorsal-fin rays VI-I, 9; anal-fin rays I, 9; pectoral fin rays 14-16; pelvic fin rays I,5; segmented caudal-fin rays 9+8, including 7+6 branched rays; upper unsegmented caudal-fin rays 5-7; lower unsegmented caudal-fin rays 5-6; longitudinal scales 46-53; transverse scales from origin of anal fin upward and forward to base of first dorsal fin 19-21; transverse scales from origin of anal fin upward and backward to base of second dorsal fin 16-18; transverse scales from origin of second dorsal fin downward and backward to base of anal fin 16-18; scales in preventral midline 2-5; circumpeduncular scales 20-22 (Ref. 90832).
Lives in coastal to outer reef habitats, around reef patches on sandy bottoms with rubble; in coral-reef moats and lagoons, outer-reef slopes, or under drop offs (Ref. 48637, 90832). Also reported in areas with patches of fine carbonate sand on subtidal reef flats and seaward reefs and uses the burrow of Alpheus rubromaculatus for refuge. It was observed to constantly wave its large, spotted, fan-like pectoral fins as it hovers close above the entrance to its burrow (Ref. 1602).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Shibukawa, K., T. Suzuki and H. Senou, 2012. Review of the shrimp-associated goby genus Lotilia (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae), with description of a new species from the West Pacific. Zootaxa 3362:54-64. (Ref. 90832)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00339 - 0.01546), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), 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).