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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: rhinoceros: Name from Latin 'rhino' for nose and 'keras' for horn; referring to the small anteriorly directed skin projection on the tip of the upper lip in the new species.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 5 - 12 m (Ref. 93255). Temperate, preferred ?
Distribution
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Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93255); 2.5 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 6;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13;
Anal
soft rays: 13;
Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D VI,13 segmented rays; A 13 segmented rays 13; pectoral-fin rays 14; head large 30-31% SL; pectoral fin long, reaching past end of pelvic fins, its length 18-21% SL; caudal fin long 21-24% SL; snout short 5-9% head length; slightly protruding lower jaw, posterior end of jaws reaching posteriorly to or beyond vertical at anterior oculoscapular canal pore F?; tip of upper lip with a small anteriorly directed skin projection; reduced longitudinal pattern of sensory-papillae rows; rounded caudal fin; with 6 large black blotches along lateral midline of body; spinous portion of dorsal fin with a cospicuous black curved mark along entire edge (Ref. 93255).
Inhabits coral sandy bottoms of bays at depths of 5-12 m. They live on bottom, crawl into bottom directly and push out a head from the bottom (Ref. 93255).
Life cycle and mating behavior
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Suzuki, T. and H. Senou, 2013. Review of the sand-diving goby genus Parkraemeria (Perciformes: Gobiidae), with descriptions of two new species form Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Bull. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci. Ser. A. Suppl. 7:53-66. (Ref. 93255)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
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Harmless
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