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Pandaka pusilla Herre, 1927

Tiny pygmy-goby
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> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Pandaka: Sanskrit, pandaka = without testicles, hermaphrodite, homosexual; it is a Philippines fish, the smallest of the world.
More on author: Herre.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 2 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.7 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 439); 1.6 cm SL (female)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 6 - 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 6 - 7; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 6 - 7. Characterized by black and white color pattern; middle of caudal fin base with black spot; translucent yellow fins except male first dorsal dark brown with yellow basal streaks and broad, white posterior margin; elongate first dorsal spine; longitudinal scale series 22-24; head and nape without scales; rounded caudal fin (Ref. 90102).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits mangrove shores, occasionally near coral reefs in 0-2 m. Usually in groups, often hovering in midwater (Ref. 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

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Larson, H.K., 2001. A revision of the gobiid fish genus Mugilogobius (Teleostei: Gobioidei), and its systematic placement. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. (Suppl. No. 62):1-233. (Ref. 43716)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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