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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Tomiyamichthys:occurring on sand-rubble bottoms in the vicinity of coral reefs; gomezi:Named for Dr. Edgardo D. Gomez, former director of the Marine Sciences Institute, University of the Philippines. Eponymy: Dr Edgardo Dizon Gomez (1938-2019) was a Filipino biologist who was National Scientist of the Philippines (2014). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsalspines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsalsoft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 10. Characterized by pale grey to whitish body with orange spots on head; six blotches at lower side of body; upper half of body with brown mottling; brown basal blotch at posterior part of first dorsal fin; dorsal rays VI+I,10; anal rays I,10; pectoral rays 15; pelvic rays I,5; longitudinal scale series 47-56; gill rakers rudimentary, 1-2; circumpeduncular scales 16-17; head, nape and pectoral area without scales; ctenoid scales on body becoming cycloid on belly, breast and side anterior to level of about middle of first dorsal fin; absence of posterior oculoscapular canal and associated pores; moderately elongate body, depth 5.1-5.8 at pelvic fin origin; opening of gill extending forward to vertical at posterior edge of preopercle; elevated first dorsal fin, no filamentous spines, third spine longest, 3.6-4.3 in SL; ovate caudal fin with rounded margin, 3.0-3.4 in SL (Ref. 90102). Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Inhabits sandy bottoms in sheltered water at depths ranging between 8-15 m (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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