| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 1.68 cm SL (female) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 31 m, non-migratory |
| Eastern Central Pacific: known only from French Polynesia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: no fraenum, a high pectoral fin count of 19, a fifth pelvic ray that is 50% the length of the fourth and that branches only once, head bars very vague and difficult to discern, with the postocular bar joining the opercular bar, and a dark, pupil-diameter-width stripe from the eye to the corner of the mouth (Ref. 9018). |
| Most specimens taken on the reef slope where coral rubble plentiful (Ref. 9018). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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