Specimen ID | 153695 |
Group | Marine Fishes |
Genus | Mugilogobius |
Species | cavifrons |
Common Name | mangrove goby |
State | HI |
County | Honolulu |
Locality | Oahu |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Oahu |
HUC8 Number | 20060000 |
HUC10 Number | 2006000004 |
Map | |
Collection Month | 8 |
Collection Year | 1988 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | shipping ballast water |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 13100 |
Author: | Staples, G.W., and R.H. Cowie. |
Date: | 2001 |
Title: | Hawaii's Invasive Species. |
Publisher: | Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI. |
Pages: | 116 pp |
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Comments | found at river mouths |
Record Type | Literature |
Earliest Record | Nation |
Freshwater/Marine | Brackish |
Specimen Impact | highly aggressive and predatory; eats native species during their migration from the ocean to streams; readily consumes juvenile 'o'opu nakea (a native blenny, Awaous guamensis). Displays little climbing ability, cannot pass waterfalls |