| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| Max. size: |
4.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish |
| Distribution: |
Oceania: known only from Northern Territory, Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 26-26. Body with distinct dark oblique shoulder bar, scale margins rimmed with narrow dark line forming reticulate pattern usually overlaid by narrow dark bars and dorsal saddles; 2 dark spot at caudal base (Ref. 43716). Longitudinal scales 29-33; TRB 9-12; predorsal scales 12-19, small, reaching to above preopercular margin; scales on body mostly ctenoid; first dorsal spine white and always longest, often filamentous (Ref. 43716). Caudal fin rounded to oval (Ref. 43716). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits shallow, relatively still, brackish to freshwater creek habitats (Ref. 43716). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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