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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: supersaiyan: Name 'supersaiyan' from the fictional transformation from the 'Dragon Ball' manga series, in reference to the unique bright yellow stripes and blotches of the new species similar to the golden yellow hair and aura of the character. A noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Professor Cornelius Jan van der Horst (1889–1951) was a Dutch zoologist who moved to South Africa (1928) and became Head of the Zoology Department, Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin benthopélagique; profondeur ? - 210 m (Ref. 138335). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 138335)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 11. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: fewer than 45 longitudinal scales' two distinct yellow longitudinal stripes on the second dorsal, anal, and caudal fins; yellow spots scattered from occipit to dorsum of body; distinct yellow blotches and yellow upper margin on first dorsal fin; four faint yellowish-brown diamond-shaped lateral blotches on body; light brown coloration on cheek; dorsal-fin soft rays 11; anal-fin soft rays 11; longitudinal scales 32; predorsal-fin scales 12; caudal peduncle length 15.3% SL; length of longest second dorsal-fin ray 19.5% SL; snout length 24.4% HL; eye diameter 30.0% HL; preorbital depth 9.2% HL; fleshy dorsal margin of eyes contiguous with each other; dorsal-fin spines not filamentous; pelvic fins with complete connecting frenum; outer margin of caudal fin rounded; and recorded body size 77.0 mm SL (Ref. 138335).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Koeda, K., H. Hirasaka and M. Sato, 2025. Vanderhorstia supersaiyan, sp. nov. (Perciformes: Gobiidae) collected from the twilight zone off Ishigaki‑jima Island, Okinawa, Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 1-7. (Ref. 138335)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01023 (0.00482 - 0.02174), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.4 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 (18 of 100). 🛈 |