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Pleurosicya mossambica in Indonesia
Toothy goby

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Pleurosicya mossambica   Smith, 1959
Family:	Gobiidae (Gobies) , subfamily: Gobiinae			picture (Plmos_u3.jpg) by Winkel, D.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Toothy goby
Max. size:	3.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2798)
Environment:	reef-associated ; depth range 2 - 30 m
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 33390) to Fiji and the Marquesan Islands, north to southern Japan, south to southeast Australia and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Pale reddish in color (Ref. 11228). Gill rakers rudimentary (Ref. 2798). Transverse scales 7. Mouth large, maxillary extending to vertical from midline to eye. Midline of predorsal and nape naked but scaled on either side. Median fins low; first dorsal roughly triangular and shorter than anterior rays of second dorsal, which is quite low posteriorly. Pectoral large, extending to below gap between dorsal fins. Ventral fins large, frenum fimbriate (Ref. 43541).
Biology:	Lives among soft coral, sponges, Tridacna, and broad-blade plants (Ref. 2798). Also inhabits coastal bays and reef slopes, found on a variety of host and also on algae from very shallow to at least 30 meters (Ref. 48637)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Hoese, D.F.. 1986. (Ref. 2798)
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Indonesia country information
Common names:	Many-host goby		Ref:  Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Recorded fromRaja Ampat Islands, Bali, Maumere Bay, Manado and vicinity, Togean and Banggai Islands; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). Also Ref. 48637.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/id.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R. and M. Adrim, 2003
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	Modified:  Ortañez, Auda Kareen	Entered:  Santos, Kristine

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