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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Hetereleotris: Greek, heteros = other + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 2 m (Ref. 9360). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: East Africa and islands in the Western Indian Ocean.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2798)
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Body yellowish, with dark bars and spots (Ref. 2798); second dorsal-fin rays I,9; anal-fin rays I,8; pelvic-fin rays I,5; a lateral canal pore between infraorbital pore and terminal lateral canal pore; belly naked (Ref. 57078).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Collected in the surge zone of seaward reefs (Ref. 9360).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hoese, D.F., 1986. Gobiidae. p. 774-807. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 2798)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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