Rhinogobius sexistriatus Chen & Wang, 2025
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Rhinogobius: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); sexistriatus: Name 'sexistriatus' from the Latin words 'sex' and 'striatus', meaning 'six' and 'stripe', in reference to the 6 parallel black stripes on the cheek of the male new species.
Etymology: Rhinogobius: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); sexistriatus: Name 'sexistriatus' from the Latin words 'sex' and 'striatus', meaning 'six' and 'stripe', in reference to the 6 parallel black stripes on the cheek of the male new species.
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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
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Asia: China.
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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 27. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: second dorsal fin rays I/8; anal fin rays I/7; pectoral fin rays 17; longitudinal scale series 26-28 (modally 27); predorsal scales 4-5 (modally 5); vertebral count 27; cheek with six parallel black stripes on lower side in male; branchiostegal membrane light blue and spotless in male; first dorsal fin bright orange on more than 1/2 dorsal region in male; second dorsal fin brownish yellow with 3 longitudinal rows of brown spots and a distal yellow margin in male; pectoral fin base greyish with a large, wide oblique black mark and an orange spot behind in male; and caudal fin greyish with 5 vertical rows of brown spots in male (Ref. 138525).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
This species inhabits shallow-water riffles and front region of pools, 20-60 cm. in depth, characterized by large pebble substrates and slow to moderate currents (Ref. 138525).
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Chen, I.-S. and S.-C. Wang, 2025. A new freshwater gobiid species of Rhinogobius Gill, 1859 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the hillstream of Julongjiang basin, Fujian Province, southeastern China. Zootaxa 5738(1):205-214. (Ref. 138525)
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Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Fisheries: of no interest
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00813 (0.00359 - 0.01840), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |