| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| 3.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; dH range: 8; depth range 0 - 5 m, amphidromous |
| Asia: Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia (Ref. 13235); Japan (Ref.43239). Oceania: New Guinea. Reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 13235), Micronesia (Ref. 59012). Africa: Mozambique. Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Mayotte (Ref. 55749). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Distinguished by the following characteristics: moderate-sized Redigobius; single black band extending down and back from tip of first dorsal fin; distinct black band extending from eye diagonally across opercle to lower edge of pectoral fin base; first dorsal fin tall and elongate, third or fourth spine longest; opercle with small ctenoid scales; 14 circumpeduncular scales; second dorsal rays modally I,7; anal rays I,6; pectoral rays 16-17; longitudinal scales 23-25; TRB 9-11; predorsal scales 9-12 (Ref. 84480). |
| Adults inhabit coastal estuaries, lakes (Ref. 48637), and entering lower reaches of freshwater streams (Ref. 44894). Also Ref. 43716. Also found in quiet mangrove estuarine habitats (Ref. 84480). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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