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Etymology: Psilogobius: Greek, psilos = hairless + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); mainlandi: Named for Gordon Mainland in recognition of his studies on Hawaiian fishes.
Eponymy: Dr Gordon B Mainland (d: 1962) was an American zoologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 15 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26168)
Benthic (Ref. 58302). Associated with alpheid shrimp which burrows on shallow reef flats (Ref. 26168, 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Benthic spawner.
Baldwin, W.J., 1972. A new genus and new species of Hawaiian gobiid fish. Pac. Sci. 26(1):125-128. (Ref. 26168)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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