Koumansetta Hectori
(Smith, 1957)
| Known As | : | Hector's goby |
| Genus | : | Koumansetta |
| Species | : | Hectori |
| Classifications | : | Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Gobiidae | Gobiinae |
Common Names:
海氏钝鰕虎, 海氏鈍鰕虎, 赫氏鈍鰕虎魚, 赫氏钝鰕虎鱼, Bia, Funna, Ghiozzo, Gobie hector, Hector's goby, Hector's goby, Hector's goby, Hector's grundel, Kinsenhaze, Kinsenhaze, Klovnitokko, Paku
海氏钝鰕虎, 海氏鈍鰕虎, 赫氏鈍鰕虎魚, 赫氏钝鰕虎鱼, Bia, Funna, Ghiozzo, Gobie hector, Hector's goby, Hector's goby, Hector's goby, Hector's grundel, Kinsenhaze, Kinsenhaze, Klovnitokko, Paku
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Information :
| Main reference | : | Myers, R.F. 1991. (Ref. 1602) |
| Size / Weight / Age | : | Max length : 8.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637) |
| Environment | : | Reef-associated; marine, usually 5 - 20 m (Ref. 27115) |
| Climate / Range | : | Tropical; 22°C - 30°C (Ref. 27115); 30°N - 2°N |
| Distribution | : | Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Aldabra, Seychelles, Ryukyu Islands, Yaeyama Islands; Palau, Truk, and Pohnpei in Micronesia. |
| Short description | : | Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16. Has a similar pattern to that of A. rainfordi, but is bluish-black rather than green, with yellow longitudinal stripes and a chain of ocelli from the base of the second dorsal fin to the upper caudal rays. |
| Biology | : | Inhabits sheltered bays and inner reefs on fine rubble shaded by large living corals (Ref. 48637). Occurs solitarily, hovering a short distance above sandy bottoms of reef bases. Stomach contents of one specimen comprise of filamentous algae, harpacticoid copepods, ostracods, amphipods, and nematodes (Ref. 9360). |
| IUCN Red List Status | : | Not Evaluated |
| Human uses | : | Aquarium: commercial |
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