| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 15 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; brackish; marine |
| Western Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic: Mozambique Island to Table Bay, South Africa. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-10. Body with thin dark bars; pectoral base dusky (Ref. 2798). |
| Epibenthic, intertidal in pools, sometimes in mud (Ref. 4343). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 July 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Ranges from Mossel Bay to the mouth of the Xora River (Ref. 4343). Museum: Little Brak River, Cape of Good Hope, type locality of Gobius gilchristi, BMNH 1898.10:2-4 (syntypes). Buffalo River, E. Cape Province, RUSI 32482 (Ref. 12725). Also Ref. 11344. |
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