| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| Max. size: |
2.07 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 29 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Pacific: Fiji where there are confirmed records from numerous localities. Other records from throughout the western Pacific Ocean may represent a species complex. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: cephalic sensory-canal pore system lacking only the IT pore (pattern 2); branched pectoral-fin rays; dorsal/anal-fin formula 9/8; the fifth pelvic-fin ray is 10-20% of fourth ray; absence of postocular spot; without dark spot on preural centrum area nor prominent dark spots on pectoral-fin base; caudal fin with strong scattered well-spaced dark spots (Ref. 107299).
Description: Colouration semi-translucent green or reddish color; large red-brown patch on operculum; abdomen with pair of large squarish dark brown patches, followed by about seven increasingly smaller internal brown spots or short bars ventrally on body; head with dark red-brown spots and short bands; longitudinal scale series 23-26; ctenoid scales, absent on head, nape, breast and pectoral fin base; separated pelvic fins, thin membrane joining bases; depth of body 4.2-5.4 in SL; male genital papillae non-fimbriate; extensive branching of 4th pelvic ray (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits sheltered reefs in 1-20 m (Ref 90102). Occupies a limited range of substrates: dead reef, dead reef with silty sand, silt, and also fine sand (Ref. 116739). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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