Rhinogobius lianchengensis

Rhinogobius lianchengensis Wang & Chen, 2022

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Rhinogobius: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); lianchengensis: Named for its type locality in 'Liancheng County', a tributary of the Minjiang River basin, Fujian Province, China.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: China.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127457)

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 27. This species is distinguished from all its congeners by the following set of characters: D2 I,8; A I,6-7; pectoral fin modally 16-17; longitudinal scale rows 33-34; predorsal scales 0-3; vertebral count 27. Colouration pattern: scale pocket of lateral body with distal brown to blackish brown mark; males with cheek deep brown on dorsal half with 7-8 somewhat parallel oblique deep brown bars after the vertical stripe on snout, the branchiostegal membrane bright yellow background with 16-19 deep red or brownish red spots and with the first dorsal fin with a black mark; in both sexes, the opercle brown to yellowish brown with net-like deep brown marks; pectoral fin base with a median patch of blackish spots surrounding with some irregularly large brown marks; caudal fin yellow with 3-4 vertical rows of deep brown spots (Ref. 127457).
Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Wang, S.-C. and I.-S. Chen, 2022. A new freshwater goby, Rhinogobius lianchengensis (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Minjiang river basin, Fujian Province, China. Zootaxa 5189(1):45-56. (Ref. 127457)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 04 November 2022

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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