| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| Max. size: |
4 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: Shimoni, Kenya to Bazaruto, Mozambique. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-11. Body brown with incomplete dark vertical bars (Ref. 2798); posterior nasal tube elongate, about twice length of anterior nasal tube; pectoral-fin rays usually 17-18; posterior opercular border with dark bar (Ref. 57078). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 June 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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