| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| Max. size: |
1.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and northern Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 6-7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D2 I,6-7 (usually 7); A I,6-7 (usually 7); pectoral-fin rays 13-16 rays; segmented caudal rays 15-16 in 8/7 or 9/7 pattern; lateral scales 23-27; transverse scale count 7-8; predorsal scales 6-7; opercle has 2-4 rows of cycloid scales; cheek scaleless; shoulder girdle with a smooth narrow flange or smooth edge; tongue is short and often blunt; males with teeth in outer row largest and widely spaced, slightly flattened and usually straight with pointed tips; females with outer row teeth very small, close-set, evenly sized and usually blunt-tipped. Colouration: head and body translucent to pale yellowish and with 5-6 diffuse greyish saddles on dorsum which may extend ventrally as indistinct bars and mid-side of body with five brownish blotches; scaly base of caudal fin with two blackish rounded spots, placed above and below last mid-lateral brownish spot and a broad half-moon shaped to vertical yellow bar extending from these dark spots onto caudal fin itself (Ref. 126575). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in shallow tidal pools of mangroves and muddy intertidal habitat (Ref. 94986). Often occurring with Pseudogobius poicilosoma, and sometimes with P. avicennia and P. verticalis (Ref. 126575). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 May 2023 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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