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Etymology: reticulatus: Name from Latin meaning netlike, referring to the many oblong orange spots encircled with white lines forming a reticulated pattern on the first dorsal fin; treated as a masculine adjective.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 16 m (Ref. 116712). Tropical
Distribution
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Westen Pacific: Fiji.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116712)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 13. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VI+I,12; A I,13; pectoral-fin rays 21; with ctenoid and cycloid scales present; caudal fin lanceolate and is longer than head, 2.2 in SL; the first 5 dorsal-fin spines are filamentous, with the 2nd longest; gill opening extending forward to middle of the operculum, no free fold across isthmus; mid-lateral row of 6 orange-brown spots present, first at pectoral-fin base, last at caudal-fin base; first dorsal fin with many oblong orange spots encircled with white lines; second dorsal fin with wavy white lines running its length, orange in between; pelvic fins orange and crossed by several narrow curved white lines (Ref. 116712).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Greenfield, D.W., 2017. Tomiyamichthys reticulatus, a new species of shrimpgoby from Fiji (Teleostei: Gobiidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 28:47-51. (Ref. 116712)
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 = 0.5000 [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): 3.2 ±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).