| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| Max. size: |
14 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 13 - 20 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Persian Gulf from Kuwait to Musandam. Reported from Mentawai Islands, eastern Indian Ocean. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-16; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 17-17. Characterized by whitish body color; side of body with four brown bars including caudal fin base; pale spaces between main body bars with narrower dark bars dorsally; presence of blackish spot above and behind upper opercular margin; operculum with irregular dusky brown blotch; pelvic fins united with frenum; without median predorsal scales; longitudinal scale series 116-129; greatest depth of body 5.9-7.2 in SL; moderately long caudal fin, 2.9-3.1 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Found on silty sand-rubble bottom, in association with snapping shrimps Alpheus bellulus Miya & Miyake and A. ochrostriatus Miya (Ref. 11441). Inhabits coastal, open sandy substrates in 10-20 meters depth (Ref. 48637). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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