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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Priolepis: Greek, prio = to saw + Greek,lepis = scale (Ref. 45335); cincta: Name from Latin cinctum, a girdle or belt, presumably referring to the banded color pattern; treated as a noun in apposition by Winterbotton & Burridge, 1993:2063 (Ref. 10753).
More on author: Regan.
Issue
Specific name to be examined, treated as a noun in apposition in Ref. 10753, but CofF treat the name as an adjective.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; salmastro associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 70 m (Ref. 2334), usually 1 - 30 m (Ref. 9002). Tropical; 32°N - 24°S
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Persian Gulf and east coast of Africa to islands of Micronesia, Fiji and Tonga; Japan to Coral Sea.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm FL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5525)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 7 - 8; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 9. Characterized by having alternating dark-edged brown and narrower white bars on head and body; dorsal and caudal fins with brown spotting; basal part of dorsal fins with dark spots/bands; longitudinal scale series 27-31; ctenoid scales on body except cycloid on abdomen, prepectoral and prepelvic areas; upper opercle with a patch of cycloid scales; cheek without scales; depth of body 3.8-4.6 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Hides in caves and crevices (Ref. 9710), also among corals or rock (Ref. 37816). Monogamous (Ref. 52884).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Benthic spawner (Ref. 31409). Bi-directional sex change was proposed for this species (Ref. 103751). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884).
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.8 - 29, mean 27.7 °C (based on 1094 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00502 - 0.01443), b=3.04 (2.90 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 141 [73, 310] mg/100g; Iron = 0.908 [0.442, 1.714] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.6, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.186 [0.081, 0.349] g/100g; Selenium = 24.8 [11.6, 64.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 131 [35, 444] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.53 [1.67, 3.75] mg/100g (wet weight);
