Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 10 m, amphidromous |
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, from Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, northwards, to western Pacific (Ref. 4343). |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-8. Description: Gill rakers 2+1+7 (Ref. 130283). Dorsal fin with 7 spines and 9 soft rays; anal fin with 1 spine and 7-8 soft rays; pectoral fin with 18-20 rays; no free pectoral-fin rays; 2nd-4th dorsal spines elongated to head length (Ref. 4967, 130283). Scales on lateral line 32-34; transversal scales 9-10; predorsal scales 13-14; predorsal scales almost to eyes, none on opercle (Ref. 130283). Colouration: Brownish, mottled, dark blotch on upper pectoral-fin base, white area in front, this yellow in life (Ref. 130283). |
Epibenthic, littoral, often in mangroves and rivers (Ref. 4343). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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