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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Rhinogobius: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); lungwoensis: Named for its type locality, Lung-Wo County, a tributary of the Hanjiang basin in Guangdong Province.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Hanjiang River basin in Guangdong Province, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57935)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8; Vertebrae: 28. Distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: second dorsal, I, 6-9 (modally 8); anal fin I, 6-8 (modally 7); pectoral fin 14-16 (modally 15-16); longitudinal scale rows 28-30 (modally 31-32); vertebral count modally 28, and coloration pattern: cheek usually with 1 oblique grayish brown stripe in male; pectoral fin base with 2 distinct blackish-brown spots; branchiostegal membranes with 22-28 small orange-red spots in male (light grayish when preserved); caudal fin with 4-6 rows of vertical deep brown lines or spots (Ref. 57935).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
This non-diadromous species inhabits hill stream (Ref. 57935).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Huang, S.-P. and I.-S. Chen, 2007. Three new species of Rhinogobius Gill, 1859 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Hanjiang Basin, southern China. Raffles Bull. Zool. Supplement 14:101-110. (Ref. 57935)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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