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Gobionellus microdon (Gilbert, 1892)
Estuary goby
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Gobionellus: Diminutive of Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gilbert.
Etymology: Gobionellus: Diminutive of Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical
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Eastern Central Pacific: from Sonora, Mexico to Guayaquil, Ecuador; including freshwaters (above tidal influence) of Rio Grande at Miraflores in Panama.
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Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. This species differs from its congeners by the following characters: mouth terminal and slightly oblique; upper pectoral fin base dusky, not dark; a large dark patch above the pectoral fin base on trunk just beneath nape, most distinct in males and large females; second dorsal fin with 13 elements, anal fin with 14 elements; the first and second dorsal fins are not broadly connected; small ctenoid scales on the body posteriorly, with cycloid scales limited to anteriormost portion of trunk, 50-73 in a lateral series; nape with many small scales; first gill arch with 8 thin rakers on ceratobranchial and 7 on epibranchial; third transverse suborbital row of free neuromasts on cheek extending dorsally above horizontal midcheek row ‘b’, usually to orbit; horizontal midcheek row ‘b’ not extending forward beyond third transverse suborbital row (Ref. 55435).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Inhabits estuaries and brackish mangrove creeks. Also recorded from rivers (Ref. 45915).
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Pezold, F., 2004. Redescriptions and synonymies of species of the American-west African genus Gobionellus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) with a key to species. Copeia 2004(2):281-297. (Ref. 55435)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 November 2018
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