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Etymology: Navigobius: Name from Latin ' navi' meaning to float or swim, an allusion to the swimming habits of the species; kaguya: Named after the Moon Princess Kaguya from the Japanese folk tale Taketori Monogatari (The
Tale of the Bamboo Cutter), referring to the small spots on the first dorsal fin, which resemble the graphics used in moon phase charts, and acknowledges that the species occurs in Japanese waters.
Eponymy: The species is named after the Moon Princess Kaguya from the Japanese folk tale Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter), alluding to small spots on the first dorsal fin, which resemble the graphics used in moon phase charts. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 30 - 65 m (Ref. 129594). Subtropical
Western Pacific: Japan (Ryukyus) and the Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 16; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: D2 I,16; A I,16; pectoral-fin rays 21-22; gill rakers 5-6 + 17; first dorsal fin is weakly to moderately incised between spines, taller than second dorsal. Colouration: first dorsal fin yellow-grey to yellow, basally purple with 1-4 rows of yellow spots; sides of body without an orange-red lateral stripe (Ref. 129594).
Occurs singly or in small groups in silty areas, with sand or mud-bottom or low-relief reef at depths ranging from 30-60 m (Ref. 129594).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gill, A.C., Y.-K. Tea and H. Senou, 2017. Navigobius kaguya, new species of ptereleotrine goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the West Pacific. Zootaxa 4347(2):371-380. (Ref. 129594)
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 = No PD50 data [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): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
![Image of Navigobius kaguya (Kaguya\](/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_MICRODT0.gif "Image of Navigobius kaguya (Kaguya\")
