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Etymology: Rhinogobius: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); taenigena: Named for the diagnostic horizontal band on the cheek; Noun in apposition..
More on authors: Chen, Kottelat & Miller.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Xe Pon (a tributary of the Xe Bang Hiang) in the Mekong basin in Laos. Expected to occur in Viet Nam (Xe Pon basin). Possibly endemic to the Xe Bang Hiang basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43281)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 6;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9-10;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 9;
Vertebrae: 27. Distinguished by the following combination: 2nd dorsal fin rays I/8-9; body with 5 or 6 lateral pale brown square blotches; and male with a horizontal grayish stripe on cheek and 4 small blackish-brown spots on ventral edge of cheek. Body with narrow brown stripes; anal fin with a simple and 8 branched rays (Ref. 43281).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2001. Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p. (Ref. 43281)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00442 - 0.02163), b=3.05 (2.86 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).