| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| Max. size: |
3.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Taiwan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 27-27. This species is distinguished from all its congeners by the following characters: D2 I,9; A I,8; pectoral fin rays modally 16; longitudinal scale series 28-30 (modally 29); predorsal scales 9-10 (modally 9); vertebral count 27; rear edge of mouth merely extending to the vertical of anterior margin of pupil in male. Colouration in males: lateral side of trunk of with 6-7 longitudinal rows of bright orange to orange red spots which general size about 1/2 of pupil diameter, the snout with 2 parallel brownish gray stripes, orange one as posterior stripes in male, the cheek and opercle with 24-35 orange spots, the branchiostegal membrane has many minute orange spots, pectoral fin with 2 rows (total 7-9 spots) of orange to red orange spots; caudal fin with distally orange zone with about 3 vertical rows of orange or orange red spots; first dorsal fin with broad orange band on distally 1/3 area; with a middle black spot in front of the third spine of first dorsal fin in both sexes (Ref. 127454). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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