| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| Max. size: |
7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 14 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific. Central America as far south as southern Panama; including the Gulf of California, Mexico. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-11; Vertebrae: 27-27. Distinguished by having the following characteristics: distinct barbel adjacent to anterior nare; tip of snout with a pair of barbels; mental frenum produced into two prominent barbels; first dorsal fin with no greatly elongate or filamentous spines; D2 I,13-14; side of the body heavily scaled from caudal peduncle extending to or just falling short of axil of pectoral fin; cycloid scales on body; sensory head pores B', C(s), D(s), E, F, H', K', L' usually present (pore C sometimes absent); preopercular pores 3 (Ref. 95098). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits shallow environments to depths of 14 m. Found in habitats with mud or sand mixed with shell and/or rock (Ref. 92840); in rocky or mangrove tide pools (Ref. 95098). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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