| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| Max. size: |
3.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 2 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic: Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, mouth of Corantijn River in Surinam, and mouths of Cayenne and the Mahury rivers in French Guiana. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 12-12. Eyes not reduced. In both sexes, the large jaw reaching posteriorly from one-half the diameter of the orbit to the end margin of the orbit. Upper part of the sides of the trunk with shoulder patch of melanophores and diagonal bars forming a V pattern. Ocelli on body and head absent. Tail elongated. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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