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Trypauchenopsis intermedia Volz, 1903 Bearded Eel Goby |
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photo by
Bucol, A.A. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Amblyopinae | |||
| Max. size: | 9.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Souutheast Atlantic to Indo-Pacific : South Africa to Guam. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Characterized by the following: presence of many barbel-like projections on the head; ultimate fin ray in either the dorsal or anal fins (or both) bearing a forked pterygiophore, middle radial is bifurcated with proximal radial adjoins one hemal (or neural) spine, bifurcated arm adjoins hemal (or neural) spine posterior to it (Ref. 92840). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 March 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||