| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| Max. size: |
30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 6 m, amphidromous |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Russian Far East (from Amur to Peter the Great Gulf), Korean Peninsula, Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea and East China Sea of China, and Hokkaido to Kyushu of Japan. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits muddy and sandy bottoms along the shore of bays and estuaries, sometimes ascends rivers. Intertidal to at least 6.5 m (Ref. 96339). Oviparous, spawn in winter to early spring (Ref. 205). Eggs are deposited in Y-shaped nests (Ref. 205). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 March 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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