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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Caffrogobius: Arabic kafir = to be unbelieving; infidel, a word given by Arabs to all non moslems and also the region of Caffraria in South Africa (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal. Subtropical
Southeast Atlantic: Swakopmund, Namibia southward to East London, South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 4.5  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4343)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11 - 12; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 10 - 11. Pale bar at pectoral base bordered by a dark bar anteriorly (Ref. 2798).
Found in rock pools and estuaries, in weed or mud (Ref. 5299).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Goren, M., 1996. A review of the southern African gobiid fish genus Caffrogobius Smitt, 1900. Spec. Publ. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (57):1-28. (Ref. 12725)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.2 - 25.2, mean 18 °C (based on 121 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00544 - 0.01757), b=3.15 (3.00 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 176 [81, 390] mg/100g; Iron = 1.33 [0.71, 2.57] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.7, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.378 [0.169, 0.685] g/100g; Selenium = 17.2 [8.4, 36.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 20.7 [6.1, 67.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.05 [0.72, 1.60] mg/100g (wet weight);