| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 3 - 35 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Comores, Maldive Islands; to Indonesia, Philippines, Caroline Islands, Papua New Guinea, Western Australia, and Fiji. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished by the following characters: a bony interorbital about 2/3 pupil diameter in width and only slightly concave; absence of troughs or trenches in the interorbital or posterodorsal orbital regions; unbranched fifth pelvic-fin ray, 50-60% fourth ray; epaxialis extending anteriorly to a vertical in line with the posterior margin of the orbit (Ref. 100726); no elongated spines; all pectoral rays unbranched; longitudinal scale series 23; absence of predorsal scales on midline; 1-2 deciduous scales on upper opercle; depth of body 4.0-4.1 in SL; semi-translucent pink on upper half of body (straw-yellow, translucent above midlateral septum, Ref. 100726); midlateral stripe is broad and reddish orange in color; breast and belly, white; narrow light blue lines below eye, dorsal midline of snout and behind upper rear corner of eye (Ref. 90102). |
| Inhabits coastal reef slopes and lagoons. Found along reef margins with rubble (Ref. 48637). Also found in caves and crevices, often on drop-offs in 3-35 m (Ref. 90102). A relatively rare species in collections, usually been taken in lots of one or two specimens (Ref. 100726).. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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