| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| Max. size: |
4.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6.09999990463257 - 6.25; depth range 0 - 1 m |
| Distribution: |
Oceania: Fiji. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Distinguished from all other members of the genus by the following combination of characters: 8-9 anal rays; dorsal fins with VI - I,9-10 rays; first dorsal fin with a diagonal black band; females with a thin dark band crossing the chin; juvenile females with a triangular dark patch in region of isthmus; orange pigmentation on dorsal surface of body, and caudal and pectoral fin bases in both juveniles and adults; light blue or turquoise mottling on the head, nape and dorsal surface; sexually dimorphic head morphology (% HL), head lengths similar, males with 5% greater eye diameter and 30% greater lower jaw length, females with 5% greater snout length, 7% greater post orbital length and 6 % greater head width; sexually dimorphic fin morphology (% SL), males with 5% larger first dorsal fin base and females with 7% larger pectoral and 5 % larger pelvic fins (Ref. 55545). |
| Biology: |
Seems to prefer shallow and clear water riffles with slow or moderate current speed and with a substrate of small boulders and gravel (Ref. 55545). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 September 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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