Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Gnatholepis: Greek, gnathos = jaw + Greek,lepis = scale (Ref. 45335); pascuensis: Named for its type locality, Easter Island.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 17 - 40 m (Ref. 82648). Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Southeast Pacific: Easter Island.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41653); 3.4 cm SL (female)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

This species is rather small (up to 4.5 cm SL) with a distinctive colour pattern of two rows of five elongate dense black blotches on side of body, the anteriormost three blotches are the largest, joined by faint broken yellowish brown lines in life; presence of a very broad black cheek-bar and broad black eye-stripe (both as wide as pupil) crossing interorbital space; body with ctenoid scales reaching rear corner of opercle, or to above pectoral fin base; nape midline scales always cycloid; presence of a few ctenoid scales on opercle; a distinct flap present at end of lower lip; pectoral fin rays 18-19 (Ref. 92171).

Collected near reef or rocky bottom in depths of 17-21 m (Ref. 41653).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Randall, J.E. and D.W. Greenfield, 2001. A preliminary review of the Indo-Pacific gobiid fishes of the genus Gnatholepis. Occas. Pap. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. 69:1-17. (Ref. 41653)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

FAO(Publication : search) | FisheriesWiki |

More information

Countries
FAO areas
Ecosystems
Occurrences
Introductions
Stocks
Ecology
Diet
Food items
Food consumption
Ration

Common names
Synonyms
Metabolism
Predators
Ecotoxicology
Reproduction
Maturity
Spawning
Fecundity
Eggs
Egg development

Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Length-frequencies
Morphometrics
Morphology
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Recruitment
Abundance

References
Aquaculture
Aquaculture profile
Strains
Genetics
Allele frequencies
Heritability
Diseases
Processing
Mass conversion

Collaborators
Pictures
Stamps, Coins
Sounds
Ciguatera
Speed
Swim. type
Gill area
Otoliths
Brains
Vision

Tools

Special reports

Check for Aquarium maintenance | Check for Species Fact Sheets | Check for Aquaculture Fact Sheets

Download XML

Summary page | Point data | Common names | Photos

Internet sources

Gnatholepis pascuensis Randall & Greenfield, 2001