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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Lobulogobius: Latin, lobulus = lobe + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); morrigu: Morrigu: the old Irish war goddess, in reference to the jaws and dentition (Ref. 11432).
Eponymy: Morrigu, or The Morrigan (thought to mean ‘Phantom Queen’), is a war goddess in old Irish mythology. The name was given “in reference to the jaws and dentition” of this goby, which has several rows of sharp, pointed teeth. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Larson.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 28 - 72 m (Ref. 11432). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Arafura Sea.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.1 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 11432)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 8; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 9. Compressed head and body, and rather small eyes and sculpturing on the angle of the preopercle. Pelvic fins fused to form rounded cup, and frenum folded forming an anteriorly-facing pocket. Head and nape without scales. Eyes set laterally and high on head. Interorbital wide, about twice eye diameter. Mouth anterior and oblique, with several rows of curved pointed teeth. Tongue blunt or bilobed. Gill opening wide, gill membranes free of isthmus and each other until they meet as isthmus at a point below the eye. Unpaired fins low. Pectoral rays 19, branched in adults (Ref. 11432).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Commensal in sponges and gorgonians (Ref. 11432, 48637).Commensal with sea pens and hollow, banching gorgonians (genus Solenocaulon) (Ref 90102).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Larson, H.K. and E.O. Murdy, 2001. Gobiidae. Gobies. p. 3578-3603. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 42915)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00741 (0.00346 - 0.01589), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |