Quietula y-cauda
Shadow Goby
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Quietula
Quietula y-cauda (Shadow Goby)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Morro Bay in central California, USA to the Gulf of California.
Habitat Associations
Brackish, marine. demersal.
Biology
Found in mud flats of lagoons and river mouths. Sometimes occurs in worm or shrimp burrows. Oviparous (Ref. 56079). Males guard the eggs which are found attached to the walls of burrows (Ref. 56079).
Max length: 7.0 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external. Oviparous (Ref. 56079).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2024-02-15. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983) A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p.
Watson, W. (1996) Gobiidae: gobies. p. 1214-1245. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current Region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas. 1505 p.
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