Formosaneleotris hualienensis
Formosaneleotris hualienensis Chen, 2024

Family:  Eleotridae (Bully sleepers)
Max. size:  4.42 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Taiwan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 24-24. This species is distinguished by the following characters: no first dorsal fin; D2 I,8; A I,8; pectoral fin 13-14; body entirely naked ; vrtebral count: 10 + 14 = 24; branchiostegal rays 6; head lacking any canal and pore with longitudinal like sensory papillae. Colouration: body and head bloody red, with one thin deep red infraorbital stripe to upper lip (Ref. 133038).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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