Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Amblyopinae
Etymology: Paratrypauchen: The generic name is derived from the Greek Para, meaning beside or near, alluding to the similarity with Trypauchen. The gender is masculine.
More on author: Bleeker.

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 86942); tropical.

Indo-West Pacific: Natal to Kenya, through India, Indonesia to the Philippines. Also known from Wakayama, Niigata and Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan), the Korean Peninsula, China, and Malaysia (Ref. 559). Also from Singapore, Mozambique (Ref. 92840).

Max length: 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed (Ref. 4343).

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 48 - 51; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 45 - 47.

Inhabits soft mud bottoms, river mouths areas near mangrove forests; omnivore feeding on benthic invertebrates like crustaceans (Ref. 92840). Burrows in mud or shingle areas in inshore and estuarine waters (Ref. 4343, 11230).

Maugé, L.A. 1986 Gobiidae. p. 358-388. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4343)

  Least Concern (LC); date assessed: March 12 2015

Not Evaluated

Not Evaluated

  Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 23.6 - 29.2, mean 28.4 °C (based on 2768 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00417 (0.00263 - 0.00661), b=2.90 (2.77 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high; Very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 0 [0, 0] mg/100g; Iron = 0 [0, 0] mg/100g; Protein = 0 [0, 0] %; Omega3 = 0 [0, 0] g/100g; Selenium = 0 [0, 0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 [0, 0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0 [0, 0] mg/100g (wet weight);