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Common names: Bal-la, Biyang bato, Goby
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Montilla, J., 1931
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the rivers of Luzon, Lake Taal (Ref. 13446); Negros; Mindanao; Lake Naujan; Busuanga; Jolo, Sulu; Culion; and Panay (Ref. 280, 13446) and Lake Lanao (Ref. 95183). Included in the ipon fisheries (Ref. 13531). Also Ref. 2847, 95183.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
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Common names from other countries

Goby, Celebes flathead goby, Gobies des Célèbes, ... more

Main reference

Allen, G.R. 1991. (Ref. 2847)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 14.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7050)

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 29°N - 20°S

Distribution

Asia and Oceania: Ryukyu Islands in Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, New Guinea and northern Australia. Reported from Palau (Ref. 6371), Fiji (Ref. 12743) New Caledonia (Ref. 13235) and Vanuatu (Ref. 97791).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Distinguished by the following characters: mouth moderate; reaching to a point below anterior margin to middle of eye; operculum with a small patch of 10-20 scales dorsally in 2-3 longitudinal rows; second dorsal rays I,8; pectoral rays 18-21 (usually 19 or 20); predorsal scale count 15-19; one or usually two small lateral canal head pores above anterior operculum just before terminal lateral canal pore; papilla line 6 well developed; papilla lines composed of a single row of papillae; snout length 11.6-13.6% SL ; body with 5 oval, horizontally elongate brown to black spots on midside from second dorsal origin to posterior end of caudal peduncle; spots usually bordered by faint brown lines above and below.

Adults live in clear streams, usually close to the sea (Ref. 5259). They occur mainly in fresh water, but larvae in marine environment (Ref. 5259).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.3 ±0.42 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Glossogobius celebius (Valenciennes, 1837)