| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| Max. size: |
1.71 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 10 - 30 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: coasts of Panama and Mexico (Ref. 58754). Recently found in Utila, Honduras (Ref. 93936), Carrie Bow Cay, Belize (Ref. 93938), and Lake Worth Lagoon, Palm Beach, Florida (Ref. 93936). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 26-26. Most distinctive character: two rows of small black spots across the upper aspect of the eye: 4-6 on the outer row and 2-3 on the medial row (Ref. 93936). |
| Biology: |
Adults are found in exposed sandbeds (Ref. 93936), An elusive species for It occupies an obscure habitat:and was collected in deeper water than is usually surveyed, it was far from reef substrate, and the area is subject to some siltation from the Panamanian mainland. The species is also not particularly different-looking from the usual sand-bed gobies that it would not attract attention (Ref. 58754) .Depth at 15 - 20 m (Ref. 58754), range given by B. Victor (pers.comm. 10/18). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 23 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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