| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 10 m |
| Indo-Pacific:from the Red Sea, MaIdives and eastern Indonesia; north to Japan (Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands), through Micronesia to Line Is. across Polynesia (eastward to Pitcairns); south to Australia (west coast of Great Barrier Reef). New Caledonia, and across to the Tuamotus and Pitcairn Islands. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-8. Dorsal to anal fin-ray formula 8/8. Description: with translucent greenish or slightly yellowish with red brown spots on each scale; 5-6 internal brownish bars on body; head with numerous dark brown to reddish spots on head; pectoral fin base with pair of large brown spots; first three dorsal spines of male may be elongate, first two filamentous; tenth to fifteenth pectoral rays almost always branched; longitudinal scale series 23-25; ctenoid scales, none on head, nape and base of pectoral fin; separated pelvic fins, thin membrane joining bases; average of 7 branches on fourth pelvic ray; depth of body 3.9-4.3 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Inhabits inshore reefs in 1-10 m (Ref 90102). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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