| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| Max. size: |
5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 18 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique. Western Central Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Translucent, very finely dotted with red or black; two indistinct longitudinal rows of reddish dashes on back and one along lateral line; red line from upper lip to eye; a U-shaped reddish mark on each side of occiput behind eye (Ref. 27362). Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 27362); characterized further by having an extremely flattened head; unrestricted gill opening; unbranched 6-9 lowermost pectoral rays and thickened distally; longitudinal scale series 28-37; predorsal scales 10-13; depth of body at anus 5.1-9.4 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 42915). Commensal on foliaceous flattened sponges (Phyllospongia) (Ref. 27362, 48637). |
| 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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