Priolepis hipoliti
Rusty Goby
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Priolepis
Priolepis hipoliti (Rusty Goby)
Description
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Characters
Second dorsal spine elongated; scales on head extending to interorbital region; mouth terminal and moderately oblique; lower jaw projecting slightly beyond upper jaw; upper jaw extending beyond anterior margin of eye; upper lip continuous across symphysis; jaw teeth in bands with outer teeth enlarged canines and inner teeth villiform; tongue free anteriorly and emarginate; gill opening extends ventrally to level of preoperculum; gill rakers on first arch number 15 or 16; head length 29.9%–34.4% SL; eye diameter 9.2%–12.8% SL; pectoral fin length 25.1%–35.9% SL; pelvic fin length 23.3%–31.4% SL; body depth at dorsal fin origin 23.3%–25% SL; pectoral fin rays 16 to 19 (usually 17 or 18); first dorsal fin spines VI; second dorsal fin I, 8-10; pelvic fins united basally by membrane; anal fin I, 7-9; ctenoid scales cover body and occipital region of head; scales in horizontal series 27 to 32 (usually 28 to 31); vertebrae 26 (10 precaudal, 16 caudal)
Rusty or dull orange on body and head with poorly defined pale bars; fins covered with orange spots arranged in oblique series on pectoral, dorsal, and anal fins and in vertical series on caudal fin
Distribution
Western Atlantic from southern Florida and Bermuda to northern South America, including the Florida Keys, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Bahamas
Flower Garden Banks in the Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Associations
Coral reefs and rocky areas between 30 and 100 m
Biology
Maximum known size is 41 mm TL
Found on shallow bottoms of coral reefs with clear water (Ref. 13628). Usually found on undersides of ledges and roofs of caves (Ref. 26938). Feeds on minute crustaceans (Ref. 9710).
Reproductive mode: true hermaphroditism; fertilization: external. Benthic spawner. Also Ref. 103751.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2010-03-01. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial.
References
Parr 1930 (as Gobius ebriosus)
Böhlke and Chaplin 1968 (as Quisquilius hipoliti)
Bright and Cashman 1974 (as Q. hipoliti)
Robins and Ray 1986 (as Q. hipoliti)
Greenfield 1989
Randall 1996
Smith 1997
Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999
Murdy and Hoese 2002b
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott (1991) Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p.
Bohnsack, J.A. and D.E. Harper (1988) Length-weight relationships of selected marine reef fishes from the southeastern United States and the Caribbean. NOAA Tech. Mem. NMFS-SEFC-215:31 p.
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986) A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
Cervigón, F. (1994) Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 3. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 295 p.
Smith, C.L. (1997) National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p.
Cole, K.S. (1990) Patterns of gonad structure in hermaphroditic gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Environ. Biol. Fishes 28(1-4):125-142.
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