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Eponymy: Professor Cornelius Jan van der Horst (1889–1951) was a Dutch zoologist who moved to South Africa (1928) and became Head of the Zoology Department, Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Weber.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 118 m (Ref. 75057). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11. Distinguished by the following characters: 11 segmented rays on second dorsal fin; 30-31 longitudinal scale count; single predorsal scale; 8-9 transverse scale count from origin of second dorsal fin backward and downward to anal-fin base; pectoral-fin base scaled; anterior 3 spines of first dorsal fin greatly prolonged and filamentous, extending posteriorly to a little beyond base of seventh segmented ray of second dorsal fin; caudal fin long, lanceolate; in preservative, cheek, operculum and nape with several pale spots; a series of 4 dusky blotches on side of body (Ref. 75057).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iwata, A., K. Shibukawa and N. Ohnishi, 2007. Three new species of the shrimp-associated Goby genus Vanderhorsitia (Perciformes:Gobiidae: Gobiinae) from Japan, with re-descriptions of two related congeners. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci. Ser. A, Suppl. 1:185-205. (Ref. 75057)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 16 - 28.8, mean 26.8 °C (based on 892 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00355 - 0.02566), b=3.03 (2.80 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).