| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 4.26 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 344 - 364 m |
| Mediterranean Sea, west of Mallorca, Balearic Is. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 10-10; Vertebrae: 28-28. This species is distinguished by the following characters: no fold or barbels on chin; mouth terminal, oblique, and anterior tip above horizontal level of lower eye edge; predorsal area and first dorsal fin base are both naked; anterior membrane (frenum) of pelvic fin well-developed; head with anterior oculoscapular (AOC) and preopercular (PC) canals, with pores ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? and ?, ?, ? respectively, no posterior oculoscapular canal (POC); pores of head canals enlarged e.g. pores ? and ? are larger or about same size as interspaces to pore ?; transverse suborbital rows of sensory papillae 6, there are 4 continuous suborbital rows in front of row b, fifth divided in three parts but in front of row b, sixth just as superior part above row b and below pore ?; (8) longitudinal suborbital row b barely reaching forward to the vertical from posterior edge of eye (Ref. 121825). |
| Known only from the upper slope bathyal bottoms of the Balearic Islands (Ref. 121825). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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