| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| Max. size: |
1.61 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
| Distribution: |
Central Pacific: Fiji, Samoa and Tonga Islands to Mangaréva (French Polynesia). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 26-26. Characterized by the following: base of pectoral fin with two sharply defined, circular dark spots, clearly separated, of about equal size; pectoral spots intensely pigmented, more so than trunk bars; head (dorsally) and nape with large dark spots, usually arranged transversely and discontinuous along dorsal midline; trunk with dark, discretely outlined, vertical bars, some of which are almost always irregularly broken into elongate, oval or oblong shaped marks on the anterolateral portion of the body; trunk bars extending ventrally below midside of body and often discontinuous over midline on anterior part of trunk; scale pockets on trunk not pigmented (Ref. 5289). Dorsal to anal fin-ray formula 9/8 (Ref. 116739). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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