| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 3.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 17 - 35 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Malaysia to Philippines north to Japan, south to Australia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Characterized by semi-transparent body with fine dark speckling; side of snout with brown stripe; internal brown, dash-like markings with white or yellow pigment along dorsal edge of vertebral column; longitudinal scale series 24-27; scaled head and nape; restricted gill opening to pectoral fin base; depth of body at anus 5.0-7.7 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Inhabits coastal slopes, usually on barrel sponges in 10-30 meters depth (Ref. 48637). Often in groups (Ref 90102). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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