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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Gymnogobius: Greek, gymnos = naked + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Keitarō Uchida (1896–1982) was Professor of Zoology (1942) at the fisheries department of Kyushu Imperial University, Japan. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal. Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11344)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Inhabits brackish and shallow marine waters (Ref. 81467), like river mouths (Ref. 559).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Stevenson, D.E., 2002. Systematics and distribution of fishes of the Asian goby genera Chaenogobius and Gymnogobius (Osteichthyes: Perciformes: Gobiidae), with the description of a new species. Spec. Divers. 7(3):251-312. (Ref. 81467)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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