Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Eleotridae (Bully sleepers)
Etymology: charpini: Name 'charpini' in honor of Nicolas Charpin for his efforts on providing knowledge and the protection of the freshwater fauna of New Caledonia.
Eponymy: Nicolas Charpin is an ichthyologist, hydrobiologist and diver who is President (2017) of the NGO ‘Vies d’Ô douce’, in New Caledonia, which he founded. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal. Subtropical
Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia, Vanuatu.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126456)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: 13-14 pectorals rays; a medium body depth at anus (20-24% SL); 8-10 scales around the eye; and 13-14 scales in transverse forward series (Ref. 126456).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Keith, P. and M.I. Mennesson, 2020. Review of Giuris (Teleostei: Eleotridae) from Indo-Pacific islands, with description of three new species. Cybium 44(4):331-349. (Ref. 126456)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00741 (0.00325 - 0.01693), b=3.13 (2.94 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |